AFRODEUTSCHE LTD

💤Zombieactive
11997838 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-15
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 May 2025
Net worth
£4.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -81% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 3 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
71/100Strong
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
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 £4,084
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,026 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 81% YoY
Cash YoY
-81%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£682
↓ 81% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 1.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£4k£5k£6kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£4.9k£6.4k
Current assets£6.0k£5.9k
Cash£682£3.7k
Debtors£5.3k£2.2k
Net assets£4.1k£5.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-10-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-09-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-04-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-04-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AFRODEUTSCHE LTD
  17. 2019-05-15
    ➕
    SMITH-ROLLA, Henrietta Ama appointed
    director
  18. 2019-05-15
    📄
    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 7 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Henrietta Ama Smith-Rolla
Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/05/2019

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
Incorporated2019-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Ossington Chambers
6/8 Castle Gate
Newark
NG24 1AX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SMITH-ROLLA, Henrietta Ama→
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-05-15
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17