AFRICAN VILLAGE CULTURAL FESTIVAL

💤Zombieactive
10473635 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2016-11-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
  • 93210Activities of amusement parks and theme parks
  • 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£588£1k£2k£2k£3kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets—£2.9k
Current assets—£799
Net assets—£2.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-09-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2020-06-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-06-15
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    change-person-director-company
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-06-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-06-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-06-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-06-10
    ➖
    ETOUNDE, Jeannine Aristide resigned
    secretary
  17. 2020-06-08
    ➕
    MOUSSINGA, Alexandre appointed
    director
  18. 2020-04-01
    ➖
    BROWN, Hivanny resigned
    director
  19. 2020-04-01
    ➖
    KONTCHOU, Joseph resigned
    director
  20. 2019-02-28
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    KONTCHOU, Joseph appointed
    director
  21. 2019-02-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2018-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-08-14
    ➖
    BROWN, Hivanny resigned
    secretary
  24. 2018-08-14
    ➕
    BROWN, Hivanny appointed
    director
  25. 2018-08-08
    ➖
    MOUSSINGA, Alexandre resigned
    director
  26. 2017-09-06
    ➕
    BROWN, Hivanny appointed
    secretary
  27. 2017-08-24
    ➖
    ETOUNDE, Jeannine resigned
    secretary
  28. 2017-08-10
    ➕
    ETOUNDE, Jeannine appointed
    secretary
  29. 2017-08-02
    ➕
    ETOUNDE, Jeannine Aristide appointed
    secretary
  30. 2016-11-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRICAN VILLAGE CULTURAL FESTIVAL
  31. 2016-11-10
    ➕
    MOUSSINGA, Alexandre appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2016-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

19b Elderton Road
London
SE26 4EY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MOUSSINGA, Alexandre→
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-06-08
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Active
BROWN, Hivanny→
secretary · appointed 2017-09-06 · resigned 2018-08-14
Resigned
ETOUNDE, Jeannine→
secretary · appointed 2017-08-10 · resigned 2017-08-24
Resigned
ETOUNDE, Jeannine Aristide→
secretary · appointed 2017-08-02 · resigned 2020-06-10
Resigned
BROWN, Hivanny→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-08-14 · resigned 2020-04-01
Resigned
KONTCHOU, Joseph→
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-02-28 · resigned 2020-04-01
Resigned
MOUSSINGA, Alexandre→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-11-10 · resigned 2018-08-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05