AFRICA GLOBAL TRADING LTD

💤Zombieactive
11475255 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-20
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
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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 (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£142£285£427£570£712Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£1.3k
Net assets£712

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-12-08
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  6. 2023-11-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-04-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-09
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2022-11-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2022-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2019-10-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2019-06-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-03-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2019-03-01
    BURTH, Maxine Mersadies resigned
    secretary
  19. 2018-07-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRICA GLOBAL TRADING LTD
  20. 2018-07-20
    BOUKACHATA, Mohamed Sayed appointed
    director
  21. 2018-07-20
    BURTH, Maxine Mersadies appointed
    secretary

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohamed Sayed Boukachata
Individual · Tunisian · DOB 11/1978 · age 48
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control20/07/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Maxine Burthceased 01/03/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46310 — Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

Registered office

229 Ayres Road
Unit K
Manchester
M16 0NL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BOUKACHATA, Mohamed Sayed
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-07-20
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Active
BURTH, Maxine Mersadies
secretary · appointed 2018-07-20 · resigned 2019-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-12-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-12-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-18