AFRICAN INITIATIVES HUB CIC

🌿Early-stageactive
15115476 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-09-05
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85520Cultural education
  • 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (79/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Very low cash
Cash position: £0

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£0
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£0£0
Current assets£0£0
Cash£0£0
Debtors£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-07-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-06-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-06-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-06-11
    KADERE, Maruga Kin resigned
    director
  7. 2026-06-11
    KUREVA, Bernard resigned
    director
  8. 2025-10-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRICAN INITIATIVES HUB CIC
  10. 2023-09-05
    DICK, Simon appointed
    director
  11. 2023-09-05
    KADERE, Maruga Kin appointed
    director
  12. 2023-09-05
    KUREVA, Bernard appointed
    director
  13. 2023-09-05
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: KADERE, Maruga Kin resigned 2026-06-11; KUREVA, Bernard resigned 2026-06-11

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

42 Ardenfield Drive Ardenfield Drive
Manchester
M22 5DA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DICK, Simon
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-09-05
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Active
KADERE, Maruga Kin
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-09-05 · resigned 2026-06-11
Resigned
KUREVA, Bernard
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-09-05 · resigned 2026-06-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-07-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-09-05