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Africa Express Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Stephen Charles Bentinck Budd 2011-2019 Director View profile
  2. Robin Douglas Aitken 2011-2026 Director View profile
  3. Ian Ashbridge 2006-2009 Director View profile
  4. CAA Registrars Limited 2015-2022 Corporate-secretary View profile
  5. Manchester Square Registrars Limited 2006-2015 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/07/2006

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Damon Albarn
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, significant influence · notified 2016-06-30
  • Ian Birrell
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, significant influence · notified 2016-06-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Africa Express Limited is controlled by Damon Albarn
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, significant influence · notified 2016-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Damon Albarn.

8 other companies 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
£145,520
Total assets
£145,520
Cash
£257,839
Employees
5
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-07-31Not reported£145,520
2025-07-31Not reported£145,520

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-07-31. 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.

4 directors on the board

10.8y median 8.9y
average tenure
20y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Tech and media 2Arts and leisure 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05865009
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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