ALLIANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (ADF) LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14878041 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-05-18
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£3.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (70/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 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
60
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,300
Net assets shrinking
Down £600 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£780£2k£2k£3k£4kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£3.3k£3.9k
Current assets£1.5k£1.8k
Net assets£3.3k£3.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-02-20
    ➖
    MUKHTAR, Mohamed Maio resigned
    director
  4. 2026-02-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2026-02-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-02-17
    ➕
    JAMBALUL, Muhidin Sheikh Omar appointed
    director
  7. 2025-02-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-06-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-05-28
    ➕
    MUKHTAR, Mohamed Maio appointed
    director
  10. 2023-08-03
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2023-08-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-08-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-08-03
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2023-08-01
    ➖
    GEDDI, Hawa Mohamed resigned
    secretary
  15. 2023-08-01
    ➖
    JAMBALUL, Muhidin Sheikh resigned
    director
  16. 2023-07-29
    ➕
    ABDIRAHMAN, Fatima Ali appointed
    secretary
  17. 2023-07-29
    ➕
    GEDDI, Hawa Mohamed appointed
    director
  18. 2023-05-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALLIANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (ADF) LTD
  19. 2023-05-18
    ➕
    GEDDI, Hawa Mohamed appointed
    secretary
  20. 2023-05-18
    ➕
    JAMBALUL, Muhidin Sheikh appointed
    director
  21. 2023-05-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

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

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

124-126 High Street
London
NW10 4SP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last: 2026-05-17

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

ABDIRAHMAN, Fatima Ali→
secretary · appointed 2023-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GEDDI, Hawa Mohamed→
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JAMBALUL, Muhidin Sheikh Omar→
director · ~62y · appointed 2026-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GEDDI, Hawa Mohamed→
secretary · appointed 2023-05-18 · resigned 2023-08-01
Resigned
JAMBALUL, Muhidin Sheikh→
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-05-18 · resigned 2023-08-01
Resigned
MUKHTAR, Mohamed Maio→
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-05-28 · resigned 2026-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-08-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-18