ONAFRIQ UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2025-12-31
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-04 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-20
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+1,708.1% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£7M
+178.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
13
-13.3% vs 2022
Profit before tax
£4M
+413.1% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2025-12-31.
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to note 17 in the financial statements, which indicates that the company ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on funding from its ultimate parent company (Onafriq UK Holdings Limited) (the "Group"). Note 17 also details the ability of the Group to meet its financial liabilities and provide such financial support relies on raising new debt and fundraising from existing shareholders. The fundraising activities have not been fully concluded as of the report date As stated in note 17, these events or conditions, along with the other matters as set forth in note 17, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2023-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,362 | £4,701 | £2,708,668 | £8,247,285 | |
| Operating profit | -£206,684 | -£1,942,349 | -£1,516,132 | £3,746,463 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,304,326 | -£1,798,463 | -£1,261,217 | £3,949,218 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£1,261,217 | £3,950,824 | |
| Cash | £464,571 | £593,250 | £198,418 | £3,587,622 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,545,246 | -£253,217 | £2,639,199 | £7,339,089 | |
| Net assets | £1,545,246 | -£253,217 | £2,639,199 | £7,339,089 | |
| Equity | £1,545,246 | £253,217 | £2,639,199 | £7,339,089 | |
| Average employees | 2 | 8 | 15 | 13 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £482,654 | £521,914 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-12-31 vs 2022-12-31
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Turnover
+204.5%
£2,708,668 £8,247,285
highest in 4 filed years
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Cash
+1,708.1%
£198,418 £3,587,622
highest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
+178.1%
£2,639,199 £7,339,089
highest in 4 filed years
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Employees
-13.3%
15 13
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Operating profit
+347.1%
-£1,516,132 £3,746,463
highest in 4 filed years
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Profit before tax
+413.1%
-£1,261,217 £3,949,218
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -56.0% | 45.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -46.6% | 47.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -13.4% | 767.1% | -57.4% | 51.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.20x | 8.35x | |
| Interest cover | -649.95x | — | — | — |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ONAFRIQ UK LIMITED 2023-10-31 → present
- MFS AFRICA UK LIMITED 2013-03-07 → 2023-10-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 17 in the financial statements, which indicates that the company ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on funding from its ultimate parent company (Onafriq UK Holdings Limited) (the "Group"). Note 17 also details the ability of the Group to meet its financial liabilities and provide such financial support relies on raising new debt and fundraising from existing shareholders. The fundraising activities have not been fully concluded as of the report date As stated in note 17, these events or conditions, along with the other matters as set forth in note 17, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- ONAFRIQ UK LIMITED · parent
- MFS Africa Payment Processing Ltd
- Simbapay Limited 0.906%
Significant events
- “The Company entered into a intercompany repayment and settlement agreement with Onafriq UK Holdings Limited and Onafriq Mauritius Limited whereby Onafriq UK Holdings Limited will invest an amount of £1,166,667 into Onafriq UK Limited, split into equal instalments of £583,333 each on 31 January 2024 and 30 April 2024. Additionally, Onafriq Mauritius Limited shall also make a payment of GBP 601,979 on behalf of Onafriq UK Holdings Limited to the Company on 31 July 2024. This will be settled in cash.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELE-GIWA, Olufunmilayo Itinuola | Secretary | 2020-10-01 | — | — |
| GUTMANN, Patrick Rudolf | Director | 2021-01-04 | Mar 1973 | Swiss |
| NILSSON, Filip Pierre | Director | 2013-03-07 | Apr 1972 | Swedish |
| OKOUDJOU, Dare Atekou | Director | 2016-07-05 | Jul 1976 | French |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADKINS, Julian | Director | 2024-05-01 | 2025-05-23 |
| JAIN, Veenu | Director | 2013-04-10 | 2017-08-31 |
| OKOUDJOU, Dare Atekou | Director | 2013-03-07 | 2013-04-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onafriq Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-08-06 | Active |
| Mr Dare Atekou Okoudjou | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 57 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-31 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-03-03 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-15 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-01-14 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-31 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.