AFRO CENEDI CIC

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16567642 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2025-07-08
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-16
    ALLEN DAWSON, Nkechi resigned
    director
  4. 2026-01-16
    OKORARE, Tobore resigned
    director
  5. 2025-07-15
    ALLEN DAWSON, Nkechi appointed
    director
  6. 2025-07-15
    OKORARE, Tobore appointed
    director
  7. 2025-07-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-07-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-07-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRO CENEDI CIC
  10. 2025-07-08
    OKHIRIA, Ayodele appointed
    director
  11. 2025-07-08
    📄
    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 0.9 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: ALLEN DAWSON, Nkechi resigned 2026-01-16; OKORARE, Tobore resigned 2026-01-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ayodele Okhiria
Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43
50–75%board control50-75% voting · board control08/07/2025

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2025-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

72 Tandem Mill Road
Newport
NP19 4DP
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last:

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

OKHIRIA, Ayodele
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-07-08
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Active
ALLEN DAWSON, Nkechi
director · ~38y · appointed 2025-07-15 · resigned 2026-01-16
Resigned
OKORARE, Tobore
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-07-15 · resigned 2026-01-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (5 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-15
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2025-07-08