AFRICAN BIO FUELS LTD

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14752877 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20140
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 20150SIC 20150
  • 64303Activities of venture and development capital companies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-22
    MUALABA, Jean Didier resigned
    director
  3. 2025-03-22
    SHAMWANA, Freddy resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-03-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRICAN BIO FUELS LTD
  8. 2023-03-23
    ROBINSON, Stuart Angus appointed
    director
  9. 2023-03-23
    MUALABA, Jean Didier appointed
    director
  10. 2023-03-23
    SHAMWANA, Freddy appointed
    director
  11. 2023-03-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Mr Stuart Angus Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20140 — SIC 20140

Registered office

Brooksby Manchester Road
Tideswell
Buxton
SK17 8LL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ROBINSON, Stuart Angus
director · ~70y · appointed 2023-03-23
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Active
MUALABA, Jean Didier
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-03-23 · resigned 2025-03-22
Resigned
SHAMWANA, Freddy
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-03-23 · resigned 2025-03-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-23