AFRICA CAPITALWORKS ADVISOR LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC416250 · llp · incorporated 2017-03-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-18📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-13📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-05📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-02📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-04-21📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2021-04-21📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2021-04-21📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2021-03-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
- 2020-12-03📄appoint-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP02
- 2020-12-03📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2020-12-02➕ACW UK CORPORATE LIMITED appointedcorporate-llp-designated-member
- 2020-12-02➖ROGOMBE KASSA MAPSI, Yann Bastien Floyd resignedllp-designated-member
- 2020-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-12📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-07📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-09-19📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2018-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
- 2018-07-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
- 2017-03-31➖AFRICA 360 CAPITAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-llp-designated-member
- 2017-03-06🏢Company incorporatedAs AFRICA CAPITALWORKS ADVISOR LLP
- 2017-03-06➕SAO, Nana Yao appointedllp-designated-member
- 2017-03-06➕ROGOMBE KASSA MAPSI, Yann Bastien Floyd appointedllp-designated-member
- 2017-03-06➕AFRICA 360 CAPITAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-llp-designated-member
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nana Yao Sao Individual · South African · DOB 05/1977 · age 49 | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting | 12/10/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Yann Bastien Floyd Rogombe Kassa Mapsiceased 02/12/2020· significant influence
- Nana Yao Saoceased 12/10/2017· 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2017-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
The Grove 4th Floor
248a Marylebone Road
London
NW1 6JZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
SAO, Nana Yao→
Activellp-designated-member · ~49y · appointed 2017-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ACW UK CORPORATE LIMITED→
Activecorporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2020-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROGOMBE KASSA MAPSI, Yann Bastien Floyd→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~43y · appointed 2017-03-06 · resigned 2020-12-02
AFRICA 360 CAPITAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2017-03-06 · resigned 2017-03-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-05-02
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2021-04-21
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2021-04-21
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2021-04-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2021-03-25