AFRICELL UK LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12486486 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-27
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 6.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-19🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-11-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-11-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-06➕MOGALE, Magase appointeddirector
- 2023-03-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-21➖PATERSON, Ian Charles resigneddirector
- 2022-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06➕PATERSON, Ian Charles appointeddirector
- 2021-04-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-09-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-08-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Agensynd Limited
- 2020-03-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-03-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-03-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Agensynd Limited
- 2020-03-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Agensynd Limited
- 2020-02-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AFRICELL UK LIMITED
- 2020-02-27➕JTC (UK) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-02-27➕ALLEN, Matthew John appointeddirector
- 2020-02-27➕CASTLE DIRECTORS (UK) LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2020-02-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ziad Dalloul Individual · American · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 27/02/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
18th Floor 52 Lime Street
London
EC3M 7AF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
JTC (UK) LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2020-02-27
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ALLEN, Matthew John→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2020-02-27
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MOGALE, Magase→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-04-06
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CASTLE DIRECTORS (UK) LIMITED→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2020-02-27
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PATERSON, Ian Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-04-06 · resigned 2022-11-21
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Agensynd Agensynd Limited | A registered charge | — | 27/08/2020 | 19/11/2024 | |
| satisfied | Agensynd Agensynd Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/03/2020 | 19/11/2024 | |
| satisfied | Agensynd Agensynd Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/03/2020 | 19/11/2024 |
Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-09