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African Development Enterprise Limited

African Development Enterprise Limited is an active UK company (number 04077674), incorporated 2000, with 1 current director, Devon Ayton. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

  1. Senorita Nelson Ayton 2000-2015 Director View profile
  2. Douglas Nominees Limited 2000-2000 Corporate-director View profile
  3. M W Douglas and Company Limited 2000-2000 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/09/2000

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Devon Ayton
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-09-20

Group

  1. African Development Enterprise Limited is controlled by Devon Ayton
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-09-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Devon Ayton.

1 other company in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£1,000
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Dormant company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

1 directors on the board

26y median 26y
average tenure
26y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04077674
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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