AFRICA BUILD LIMITED

Active
Company number 04431543Private limited companyIncorporated 2002

Key figures

£753,611+0.2%
Net assets 2025
-2.6%
Average annual change 2020–2025
0250 k500 k750 k1 m202020212022202320242025

Like most small UK companies, AFRICA BUILD LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 82990

Where the company stands among the 160,475 active companies whose first SIC code is 82990 (Other business support service activities n.e.c.).

Net assets£753,611
Higher than 90% · median £13,199
Total assets£763,773
Higher than 82% · median £59,905
Cash£58,589
Higher than 61% · median £26,648
Employees2
Higher than 65% · median 1
Company age24.5 years
Older than 91% · median 10.2 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. WESTMARQ LTD.£11,053.6bn
  2. COMPANY PETROMARUZ LIMITED£381.5bn
  3. ASTRAZENECA INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LIMITED£88.4bn
  4. JOHNSON & JOHNSON MANAGEMENT LIMITED£72.1bn
  5. ASTRAZENECA SWEDEN INVESTMENTS LIMITED£24.1bn
  6. WILLIS GROUP LIMITED£16.8bn
  7. GLAXOSMITHKLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED£16bn
  8. WPP SPHINX LIMITED£15.6bn
  9. NATIONAL GRID (US) HOLDINGS LIMITED£10.1bn
  10. VIRGIN MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED£5.3bn

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 160,475. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: AFRICA BUILD LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

AFRICA BUILD LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04431543. It was incorporated on 3 May 2002. Its status is active. The registered office is in Hertfordshire (HP3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other business support service activities n.e.c. (82990).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £753,611, up 0.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £58,589. The company had an average of 2 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 160,475 active companies whose first SIC code is 82990: By net assets it ranks higher than 90% of them (median £13,199). By total assets it ranks higher than 82% of them (median £59,905). By cash it ranks higher than 61% of them (median £26,648). By number of employees it ranks higher than 65% of them (median 1). It is older than 91% of them (median age 10.2 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly paints, dyes and inks, miscellaneous chemicals, iron and steel.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 17 May 2027.

Filed accounts2020–2025
20212022202320242025
Cash at bank and in hand87,23593,19573,37073,25058,589
Total assets824,658806,694815,262756,591763,773
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity809,111804,764799,127752,429753,611
Average number of employees22232

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 6 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: paints, dyes and inks, miscellaneous chemicals, iron and steel and electrical equipment.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

13 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £753.6k, 2 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £752.4k, 3 employees
  3. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets £799.1k, 2 employees
  4. Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: net assets £804.8k, 2 employees
  5. Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: net assets £809.1k, 2 employees
  6. Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: net assets £858.4k, 2 employees
  7. Name changed to AFRICA BUILD LIMITEDPreviously AFRICAN SUPPLIES LTD
  8. Mr Joseph Francis Collins registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (5)
  1. Mrs Katherine Emma Collins registered as a person with significant control
  2. Katherine Emma COLLINS appointedDirector
  3. Katherine Emma COLLINS appointedSecretary
  4. Joseph Francis COLLINS appointedDirector
  5. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.