ACTIS AFRICA LIMITED
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Cash
£193k
USD 242,207
-71.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£1.6m
USD 2,055,804
-8.2% vs 2023
Employees
12
-7.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£395k
USD 495,718
-49.3% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,344,029 | £4,232,413 | -2.6% | |
| Operating profit | £744,566 | £384,764 | -48.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £778,556 | £394,554 | -49.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,418,024 | £625,127 | -55.9% | |
| Cash | £678,172 | £192,779 | -71.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,781,819 | £1,636,266 | -8.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,781,819 | £1,636,266 | -8.2% | |
| Equity | £1,781,819 | £1,636,266 | -8.2% | |
| Average employees | 13 | 12 | -7.7% | |
| Wages | £2,348,259 | £1,719,505 | -26.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.796 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.1% | 9.1% | |
| Net margin | 32.6% | 14.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 41.8% | 23.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.5% | 59.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.38x | 1.50x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ACTIS AFRICA LIMITED 2003-11-06 → present
- ERINGOLD LIMITED 2003-09-24 → 2003-11-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe that the Company has adequate financial resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and at least 12 months from the date of the report and financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Directors' report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- ACTIS AFRICA LIMITED · parent
- Actis Africa (Nigeria) Limited 100%
- Actis West Africa Income Manager Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following the change in ultimate parent entity to General Atlantic Partners L.P. during 2024, the Management intends to align the auditor appointment with the General Atlantic's Group auditor (Deloitte). As a result, Ernst & Young LLP have expressed their intention not to continue as auditor and the process to appoint Deloitte LLP will be completed following the finalisation of these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAY PRAKASH, Rishika | Director | 2025-09-01 | Oct 1980 | Portuguese |
| SHERIDAN, Ryan James Scott | Director | 2024-10-02 | Feb 1989 | British |
| ACTIS NOMINEE LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2004-06-30 | — | — |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAMB, Patricia Paik Wan | Secretary | 2003-10-10 | 2011-10-12 |
| LAMB, Patricia Paik Wan | Secretary | 2003-10-09 | 2003-10-09 |
| ACTIS ADMINISTRATION LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-10-12 | 2016-11-22 |
| CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-09-24 | 2003-10-09 |
| BELL, Ronald Edward, Mr. | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2019-03-15 |
| FARIBA, Marina Anne | Director | 2022-07-22 | 2024-12-31 |
| GRANT, James Murray | Director | 2007-01-26 | 2014-12-16 |
| GRANT, James Murray | Director | 2003-10-10 | 2004-06-30 |
| GRANT, James Murray | Director | 2003-10-09 | 2003-10-09 |
| HELSON, Patrick Gerard | Director | 2003-10-10 | 2011-03-31 |
| HELSON, Patrick Gerard | Director | 2003-10-09 | 2003-10-09 |
| LAMB, Patricia Paik Wan | Director | 2016-08-16 | 2022-05-16 |
| OWERS, Paul William | Director | 2007-01-26 | 2016-08-16 |
| RODGERS, Frederick Clive | Director | 2019-06-07 | 2025-09-01 |
| ACTIS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2010-01-06 | 2016-12-13 |
| CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-09-24 | 2003-10-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actis International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.