AFACERI DIASPORA LTD

💤Zombieactive
11776520 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-18
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-2.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,785

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£846
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£3k-£2k-£1k-£389£409£1kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£4.7k£6.5k
Current assets£846£1.2k
Net assets£-2.8k£-2.8k

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
3
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-06-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-05-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2023-09-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-31
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-07-31
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-07-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFACERI DIASPORA LTD
  14. 2019-01-18
    DONOAGA, Cristian appointed
    director
  15. 2019-01-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-06-19: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Cristian Donoaga
Individual · Romanian,Moldovan · DOB 02/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/01/2019

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
Incorporated2019-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

82a James Carter Road 82a James Carter Road
Mildenhall
Bury St. Edmunds
IP28 7DE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-25
Last: 2026-06-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DONOAGA, Cristian
director · ~32y · appointed 2019-01-18
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Recent filings (23 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-31