AFRICAN MOUNTAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION

🏛️Establishedactive
12637530 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2020-06-01
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
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Environmental consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees1100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-08-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-08-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-08-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-08-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-03-30
    CLARK, Vincent Ralph, Dr appointed
    director
  12. 2023-03-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-03-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-03-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-02-21
    PRICE, Martin Francis resigned
    director
  16. 2023-01-19
    MAGADZIRE, Tinomutenda Tamuka appointed
    director
  17. 2022-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-02-01
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2021-02-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2021-02-01
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2021-01-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2021-01-11
    CLARK, Vincent Ralph resigned
    director
  23. 2020-12-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2020-12-15
    PRICE, Martin Francis appointed
    director
  25. 2020-11-15
    THOMAS, Graham Daniel Medley appointed
    director
  26. 2020-06-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRICAN MOUNTAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION
  27. 2020-06-01
    HICKMAN, Alexander James Edward appointed
    director
  28. 2020-06-01
    CLARK, Vincent Ralph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.

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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Vincent Ralph Clark
Individual · South African · DOB 09/1977 · age 49
sig. influencesignificant influence11/08/2025
Mr Tinomutenda Tamuka Magadzire
Individual · Zimbabwean · DOB 11/1976 · age 50
sig. influencesignificant influence11/08/2025
Mr Graham Daniel Medley Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
sig. influencesignificant influence29/01/2021
Mr Alexander James Edward Hickman
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
sig. influencesignificant influence01/06/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Martin Francis Priceceased 15/02/2023· 25-50% voting
  • Mr Vincent Ralph Clarkceased 01/01/2021· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2020-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74901 — Environmental consulting activities

Registered office

Poores Cottage
Wilsford
Pewsey
Wiltshire
SN9 6HB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-14
Last: 2026-05-31

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

CLARK, Vincent Ralph, Dr
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HICKMAN, Alexander James Edward
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAGADZIRE, Tinomutenda Tamuka
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMAS, Graham Daniel Medley
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Vincent Ralph
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-06-01 · resigned 2021-01-11
Resigned
PRICE, Martin Francis
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-12-15 · resigned 2023-02-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-30