AFRICAN STRATEGIC-VENTURES (ASV) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC619888 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-01
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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, 1 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-072024-03-01

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-14
    ➖
    OWINO, Donald Otieno, Mr- resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-25
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-01-24
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-01-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-03
    ➖
    GITONGA, David Kimathi, Mr. resigned
    director
  12. 2019-07-03
    ➕
    OWINO, Donald Otieno, Mr- appointed
    director
  13. 2019-07-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-07-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-03-05
    ➕
    GITONGA, David Kimathi, Mr. appointed
    director
  16. 2019-03-05
    ➖
    HEINO, Joona Samuli resigned
    director
  17. 2019-03-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-03-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-03-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-02-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRICAN STRATEGIC-VENTURES (ASV) LTD
  21. 2019-02-01
    ➕
    OWINO, Rolex Otieno appointed
    director
  22. 2019-02-01
    ➕
    HEINO, Joona Samuli appointed
    director
  23. 2019-02-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Rolex Otieno Owino
Individual · Finnish · DOB 05/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/02/2019

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
Incorporated2019-02-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Flat 2/1 4 Hope Street Hope Street
Greenock
Inverclyde
PA15 4AN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-07
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

OWINO, Rolex Otieno→
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GITONGA, David Kimathi, Mr.→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-03-05 · resigned 2019-07-03
Resigned
HEINO, Joona Samuli→
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-02-01 · resigned 2019-03-05
Resigned
OWINO, Donald Otieno, Mr-→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-07-03 · resigned 2026-02-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-19