AFRICAN CARIBBEAN SUPERMARKET LTD

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12692853 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-23
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 2 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2025-10-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-22
    BALOGUN, Latifah Temitope resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-09-22
    BALOGUN, Latifah Temitope resigned
    director
  5. 2025-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRICAN CARIBBEAN SUPERMARKET LTD
  11. 2020-06-23
    NYARKO, Priscilla Afriyei appointed
    director
  12. 2020-06-23
    BALOGUN, Latifah Temitope appointed
    secretary
  13. 2020-06-23
    BALOGUN, Latifah Temitope appointed
    director
  14. 2020-06-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-06

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BALOGUN, Latifah Temitope resigned 2025-09-22; BALOGUN, Latifah Temitope resigned 2025-09-22

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Latifah Temitope Balogun
Individual · British · DOB 04/1991 · age 35
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/06/2020
Miss Priscilla Afriyei Nyarko
Individual · British · DOB 05/1991 · age 35
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/06/2020

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
Incorporated2020-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

44 William Barefoot Drive
London
SE9 3JD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

NYARKO, Priscilla Afriyei
director · ~35y · appointed 2020-06-23
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Active
BALOGUN, Latifah Temitope
secretary · appointed 2020-06-23 · resigned 2025-09-22
Resigned
BALOGUN, Latifah Temitope
director · ~35y · appointed 2020-06-23 · resigned 2025-09-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-06-23