AFRICAN STRATEGIC METALS PLC
🏛️Establishedactive
13289135 · plc · incorporated 2021-03-24
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 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 102Loss-making
Loss before tax £27,008
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Operating profit | £-27.0k |
| Profit before tax | £-27.0k |
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.
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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-16➖JONES, Graham Stanley resigneddirector
- 2024-05-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-04-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-04-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-09-03➕SEEGER, Michael, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2021-09-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-07-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-07-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-06-04📄legacyincorporation · CERT8A
- 2021-06-04📄application-trading-certificatereregistration · SH50
- 2021-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AFRICAN STRATEGIC METALS PLC
- 2021-03-24➕JACKSON, Mark appointedsecretary
- 2021-03-24➕JACKSON, Mark appointeddirector
- 2021-03-24➕JONES, Graham Stanley appointeddirector
- 2021-03-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
Group structure
Ventura Finance Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ventura Finance Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AFRICAN STRATEGIC METALS PLC
This company · 13289135
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ventura Finance Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/03/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Mark Jacksonceased 24/03/2021· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated2021-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management
Registered office
C/O Jacksons Albion House
32 Albion Street
Hull
HU1 3TE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
JACKSON, Mark→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SEEGER, Michael, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Graham Stanley→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2021-03-24 · resigned 2024-05-16
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-04-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-03