AFRIKANA HUB LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14901921 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-30
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
£5.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (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 (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, 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £5,313
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,544 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£67k
↑ 728% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £80.8k | £6.9k |
| Current assets | £66.6k | £8.0k |
| Net assets | £5.3k | £6.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-01➕OWASEYE, Oluwamuyiwa David appointeddirector
- 2025-08-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-19➕OLUMUYIWA, Owolabi Victor appointeddirector
- 2025-05-19➖OWASEYE, Oluwamuyiwa David resigneddirector
- 2025-05-14➖EKENG, Efanga Bassey resigneddirector
- 2025-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-01➕EKENG, Efanga Bassey appointeddirector
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AFRIKANA HUB LTD
- 2023-05-30➕OWASEYE, Oluwamuyiwa David appointeddirector
- 2023-05-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oluwamuyiwa David Owaseye Individual · Nigerian · DOB 11/1991 · age 35 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 02/04/2026 |
Owolabi Victor Olumuyiwa Individual · British · DOB 05/1984 · age 42 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 19/05/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Oluwamuyiwa David Owaseyeceased 19/05/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47290 — Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Registered office
72c Villette Road
Sunderland
Tyne And Wear
SR2 8RP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
OLUMUYIWA, Owolabi Victor→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OWASEYE, Oluwamuyiwa David→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2026-04-01
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EKENG, Efanga Bassey→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2025-01-01 · resigned 2025-05-14
OWASEYE, Oluwamuyiwa David→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2023-05-30 · resigned 2025-05-19
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Recent filings (15 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-30