A BRIT OF AFRICA LTD

💤Zombieactive
12010262 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-22
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
£17.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 59200Sound recording and music publishing activities
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 77291Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment
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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
30 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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 £17,735

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£18k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 3.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£7k£11k£14k£18kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£12.7k£13.3k
Current assets£9.0k£9.3k
Net assets£17.7k£17.6k

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
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-05-17
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-03-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-01-03
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    COKER, Samuel Paul resigned
    director
  16. 2020-10-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-10-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2020-09-10
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    COKER, Samuel Paul appointed
    director
  19. 2020-07-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2020-07-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2020-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2019-05-22
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    Company incorporated
    As A BRIT OF AFRICA LTD
  23. 2019-05-22
    ➕
    AKINWANDE, Oluwabusola Ibironke 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Oluwabusola Ibironke Akinwande
Individual · British · DOB 01/1991 · age 35
75–100%
—75-100% shares22/05/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Samuel Paul Cokerceased 22/12/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest

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
Incorporated2019-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

21 Wallace Road
Cambridge
CB3 0WU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

AKINWANDE, Oluwabusola Ibironke→
director · ~35y · appointed 2019-05-22
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Active
COKER, Samuel Paul→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-09-10 · resigned 2021-01-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-13
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-21