AFRICAN VILLAGE PRESTON LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15542325 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-05
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
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£55.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56290Other food services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
71/100Strong
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
85
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 £55,116
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£55k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 66% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £21.2k | £20.6k |
| Current assets | £4.5k | £2.7k |
| Net assets | £55.1k | £45.0k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-08➕IBITOYE, Ayodeji Olanrewaju appointeddirector
- 2025-09-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AFRICAN VILLAGE PRESTON LIMITED
- 2024-03-05➕ADESINA, Oluwatosin Rowland appointeddirector
- 2024-03-05📄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 2.2 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ayodeji Olanrewaju Ibitoye Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/02/2026 |
Mr Oluwatosin Rowland Adesina Individual · British · DOB 05/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/03/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1086 POULTON HOUSE LIMITED→ 14029741 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 247 PIZZAS LTD→ 12474953 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| A&B SPUDS LTD→ 16781524 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A&L MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD→ 16633866 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABDULS SPICE LTD→ 15780897 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABSDELIGHTS LTD→ 16782214 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADLINGTON SPICE NW LTD→ 15838184 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADMIRAL BARS (LINCOLN) LTD→ 12748037 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AINSDALE GASTRO RESTAURANT LTD→ 15702954 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AINSDALE HOSPITALITY LTD→ 16403861 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJ SNIBSON LTD→ 16822827 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJ'S AT HUNTLEYS LTD→ 16962054 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Registered office
8 Cardwell Crescent
Broughton
Preston
PR3 5DW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ADESINA, Oluwatosin Rowland→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-03-05
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IBITOYE, Ayodeji Olanrewaju→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-09-08
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Recent filings (9 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-03-05