AFRICA XPRESS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11688692 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£2.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96020Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,500
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.5k | — |
| Net assets | £2.5k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-02-14📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-02-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-28➕AJIMOKUNOLA, Babatunde Bamidele appointeddirector
- 2018-11-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-11-21🏢Company incorporatedAs AFRICA XPRESS LIMITED
- 2018-11-21➕AJIMOKUNOLA, Esther appointeddirector
- 2018-11-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-11-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
95 High Street
Brierley Hill
DY5 3AU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
AJIMOKUNOLA, Babatunde Bamidele→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2018-11-28
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AJIMOKUNOLA, Esther→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2018-11-21
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Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-16
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-02-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-17