AFRICAN DREAMS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11719684 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-10
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£47.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 79110Travel agency activities
  • 79120Tour operator activities
  • 79901Activities of tourist guides
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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. 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 (77/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £47,499

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£47k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£19k£28k£38k£47kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£47.5k—
Net assets£47.5k—

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-06
    ➖
    NDAYAMBAJE, Jackson resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-12-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-12-14
    ➖
    RUSHWORTH, Samuel resigned
    director
  7. 2024-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-04-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-04-17
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2023-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-01-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-12-31
    ➕
    NDAYAMBAJE, Jackson appointed
    director
  16. 2021-12-12
    ➖
    NZEYIMANA, Eloi Davis resigned
    director
  17. 2021-12-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-12-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-12-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2021-12-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2021-12-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2021-12-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  23. 2021-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-09-02
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  25. 2021-01-20
    ➖
    MWIZAWASE, Chanelle resigned
    director
  26. 2018-12-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRICAN DREAMS LTD
  27. 2018-12-10
    ➕
    RUSHWORTH, Samuel, Dr appointed
    secretary
  28. 2018-12-10
    ➕
    RUSHWORTH, Siobhain appointed
    director
  29. 2018-12-10
    ➕
    MWIZAWASE, Chanelle appointed
    director
  30. 2018-12-10
    ➕
    NZEYIMANA, Eloi Davis appointed
    director
  31. 2018-12-10
    ➕
    RUSHWORTH, Samuel 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Siobhain Rushworth
Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/12/2018
Dr Samuel Rushworth
Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/12/2018

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
Incorporated2018-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

37 High Bondgate
Bishop Auckland
DL14 7PN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

RUSHWORTH, Samuel, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2018-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUSHWORTH, Siobhain→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MWIZAWASE, Chanelle→
director · ~31y · appointed 2018-12-10 · resigned 2021-01-20
Resigned
NDAYAMBAJE, Jackson→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-12-31 · resigned 2026-01-06
Resigned
NZEYIMANA, Eloi Davis→
director · ~27y · appointed 2018-12-10 · resigned 2021-12-12
Resigned
RUSHWORTH, Samuel→
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-12-10 · resigned 2024-12-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12