AFRICANARA LTD

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16182343 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47820SIC 47820
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
77
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 £100

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
£727
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-31
Total assets£100
Current assets£727
Net assets£100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-12
    ➖
    OLUSOLA, Samuel Oluseun resigned
    director
  4. 2025-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-07-04
    ➕
    OLUSOLA, Samuel Oluseun appointed
    director
  6. 2025-07-04
    ➖
    OLUSOLA, Samuel Oluseun resigned
    director
  7. 2025-07-04
    ➕
    OLUSOLA, Samuel Oluseun appointed
    director
  8. 2025-07-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-07-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-07-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-06-05
    ➕
    ADEGBAJU, Oluwatosin Adeyinka appointed
    director
  12. 2025-06-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2025-05-29
    ➕
    BABARINDE, Teniola appointed
    director
  14. 2025-05-29
    ➖
    ADEGBAJU, Oluwatosin Adeyinka resigned
    director
  15. 2025-05-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2025-05-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2025-05-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2025-05-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2025-05-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2025-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRICANARA LTD
  21. 2025-01-14
    ➕
    ADEGBAJU, Oluwatosin Adeyinka appointed
    director
  22. 2025-01-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: OLUSOLA, Samuel Oluseun resigned 2025-07-04; OLUSOLA, Samuel Oluseun resigned 2025-09-12

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Teniola Babarinde
Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control29/05/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Oluwatosin Adeyinka Adegbajuceased 29/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Samuel Oluseun Olusolaceased 29/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2025-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

Rag Market, Nw7, 50 Edgbaston St,
Birmingham
B5 4RB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ADEGBAJU, Oluwatosin Adeyinka→
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-06-05
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Active
BABARINDE, Teniola→
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-05-29
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Active
ADEGBAJU, Oluwatosin Adeyinka→
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-01-14 · resigned 2025-05-29
Resigned
OLUSOLA, Samuel Oluseun→
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-07-04 · resigned 2025-07-04
Resigned
OLUSOLA, Samuel Oluseun→
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-07-04 · resigned 2025-09-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-14