AFRICANCOLLECTION.ART LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12443643 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-05
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£-1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £1,378
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
-£1k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Assets
£108
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.1k | £-599 |
| Current assets | £108 | £201 |
| Net assets | £-1.4k | £-839 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AFRICANCOLLECTION.ART LTD
- 2020-02-05➕HOUNSELL, Alan Stephen appointeddirector
- 2020-02-05➕HOUNSELL, Janet Moynes appointeddirector
- 2020-02-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Janet Moynes Hounsell Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 05/02/2020 |
Mr Alan Stephen Hounsell Individual · Zimbabwean · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 05/02/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Wholesale & distribution · OX postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A W MOBBS & CO LIMITED→ 07037680 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ABINGDON WOOD YARD LTD→ 13530218 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADIPRO UK & EUROPE LTD→ 15635827 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADVANCED MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD.→ 03476650 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| ALBARAKAH TRADE-LINK (UK) LIMITED→ 02559849 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| ALWAYS EVERYTHING LTD→ 15164272 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AMARA ATTIRE LIMITED→ 15402622 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ANATOLIAN OLIVE OIL COMPANY LTD→ 11037467 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ARGOSY COMPONENTS LIMITED→ 01839563 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| ASCOT HYGIENE PRODUCTS LTD→ 09788936 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ASIIC UK LTD→ 14384958 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ASSO ENTERPRISE LTD→ 14910652 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Registered office
Upperton Farm Upperton
Brightwell Baldwin
Watlington
United Kingdom
OX49 5PB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HOUNSELL, Alan Stephen→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOUNSELL, Janet Moynes→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2020-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-29