AFRICANUS WORLD LTD

💤Zombieactive
12928095 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-05
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 71111Architectural activities
  • 73110Advertising agencies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: 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, 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
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£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-11-04
    ABONGO, Faith Martin Awino resigned
    director
  3. 2025-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-18
    ABONGO, Faith Martin Awino appointed
    director
  6. 2023-10-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-04-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-11-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-18
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-10-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-09-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-07-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-10-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRICANUS WORLD LTD
  15. 2020-10-05
    PATTERSON, Christine Atieno appointed
    director
  16. 2020-10-05
    📄
    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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Christine Atieno Patterson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/10/2020

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
Incorporated2020-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities

Registered office

The Gate
Keppoch Street
Cardiff
CF24 3JW
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PATTERSON, Christine Atieno
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-10-05
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Active
ABONGO, Faith Martin Awino
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-10-18 · resigned 2025-11-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-09-06