Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
THE BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR AFRICA
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 59-60 Russell Square, London WC1B 4HP
- Classification (SIC)
- Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c. (94.99 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 07/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-07 with no updates
- 27/03/2026View PDF (7 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
- 10/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Jeremy Duncan Sivyer on 2026-02-20
- 14/08/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Knox Chitiyo as a director on 2025-07-31
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- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
21/04/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 07/04/2026Due 21/04/2027
- Next statement date
- 07/04/2027
- Last statement dated
- 07/04/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures THE BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR AFRICA filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£241.72K2025
-0.10%vs 20242024: £241.97K
Total Assets
£243.72K2025
-0.52%vs 20242024: £244.98K
Cash in Bank
£242.73K2025
-0.89%vs 20242024: £244.90K
Total Liabilities
£1.99K2025
-33.84%vs 20242024: £3.01K
Employees
82025
-1vs 20242024: 9
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, down 0.89% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for THE BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR AFRICA.
The full financial record
Four ways through THE BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR AFRICA's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · +2.4% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | -1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 9 in 2021 to 8 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
91Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 31/01/2009–01/01/2016 | 9 | |
| Director | 13/03/2012–26/01/2016 | 1 | |
| Director | 31/01/2005–08/03/2011 | 7 | |
| Director | 05/12/2000–07/05/2009 | 2 | |
| Director | 08/03/2011–11/12/2011 | 1 | |
| Director | 01/11/2010–26/01/2016 | 18 | |
| Director | 16/09/2009–02/01/2016 | 14 | |
| Director | 15/04/1999–29/04/2000 | 12 | |
| Director | 25/11/2009–18/01/2016 | 3 | |
| Director | 21/05/2008–12/12/2024 | 6 | |
| Director | 15/04/1999–23/01/2001 | 0 | |
| Director | 16/04/1999–02/09/2003 | 1 | |
| Director | 30/07/2013–31/12/2015 | 8 | |
| Director | 30/04/2000–31/07/2009 | 2 | |
| Secretary | 17/06/2021–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 12/03/2002–29/11/2017 | 4 | |
| Secretary | 15/04/1999–09/10/2011 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 31/08/2015–01/01/2016 | 0 | |
| Director | 15/11/2011–01/01/2016 | 0 | |
| Director | 15/04/1999–18/02/2014 | 3 | |
| Director | 17/11/2003–24/01/2005 | 0 | |
| Director | 31/08/2012–16/03/2014 | 0 | |
| Director | 18/01/2001–16/01/2008 | 0 | |
| Director | 26/02/2008–16/03/2014 | 1 | |
| Director | 15/04/1999–30/12/2000 | 1 | |
| Director | 15/04/1999–05/12/2000 | 0 | |
| Director | 19/07/2000–31/10/2001 | 0 | |
| Director | 09/03/2008–25/06/2018 | 8 | |
| Director | 16/04/1999–05/12/2001 | 0 | |
| Director | 14/01/2016–13/05/2018 | 0 | |
| Director | 05/12/2000–16/02/2003 | 0 | |
| Director | 17/03/2005–06/06/2011 | 5 | |
| Director | 31/05/2005–14/01/2016 | 0 | |
| Director | 17/06/2021–12/12/2024 | 0 | |
| Corporate Secretary | 27/03/2018–16/06/2021 | 0 | |
| Director | 14/01/2016–16/10/2018 | 0 | |
| Director | 11/12/2011–10/02/2013 | 0 | |
| Director | 26/09/2004–30/09/2006 | 1 | |
| Director | 23/03/2010–31/08/2012 | 0 | |
| Director | 08/03/2011–01/01/2016 | 0 | |
| Director | 18/01/2001–03/11/2002 | 0 | |
| Director | 09/11/2004–25/11/2009 | 0 | |
| Director | 30/09/2008–15/04/2010 | 0 | |
| Director | 29/08/2019–Present | 8 | |
| Director | 03/10/2001–07/02/2012 | 10 | |
| Director | 30/09/2005–02/09/2008 | 3 | |
| Director | 12/12/2024–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 11/11/2015–16/04/2018 | 5 | |
| Director | 30/04/2000–31/10/2004 | 7 | |
| Director | 09/04/2015–02/01/2016 | 2 | |
| Director | 18/01/2000–31/08/2002 | 1 | |
| Director | 11/06/2020–Present | 9 | |
| Director | 27/01/2008–06/07/2010 | 4 | |
| Director | 06/07/2010–04/02/2015 | 31 | |
| Director | 15/04/1999–29/04/2000 | 2 | |
| Director | 15/04/1999–29/04/2000 | 2 | |
| Director | 15/04/1999–29/04/2000 | 0 | |
| Director | 15/04/1999–29/04/2000 | 13 | |
| Director | 15/04/1999–17/03/2005 | 5 | |
| Director | 29/08/2019–Present | 9 | |
| Director | 04/09/2001–04/09/2007 | 1 | |
| Director | 30/08/2018–12/12/2024 | 4 | |
| Director | 15/01/2016–Present | 5 | |
| Director | 14/10/2008–25/06/2018 | 8 | |
| Secretary | 09/10/2011–31/08/2015 | 0 | |
| Director | 16/07/2018–31/07/2025 | 0 | |
| Director | 15/04/1999–29/04/2000 | 0 | |
| Director | 12/11/2015–17/05/2018 | 2 | |
| Director | 30/11/2004–14/11/2007 | 6 | |
| Director | 17/05/2018–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 31/03/2002–17/03/2005 | 0 | |
| Director | 19/06/2002–01/01/2016 | 1 | |
| Director | 07/10/2014–29/08/2018 | 1 | |
| Director | 23/01/2001–30/09/2004 | 0 | |
| Director | 05/12/2000–06/01/2002 | 0 | |
| Director | 15/04/1999–29/04/2000 | 2 | |
| Director | 08/04/2015–26/01/2016 | 0 | |
| Director | 17/03/2005–14/09/2010 | 3 | |
| Director | 31/08/2002–25/09/2004 | 4 | |
| Director | 09/11/2004–25/11/2009 | 0 | |
| Director | 15/04/1999–29/04/2000 | 3 | |
| Corporate Secretary | 01/01/2016–22/05/2017 | 30 | |
| Director | 12/12/2024–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 23/03/2010–07/10/2014 | 10 | |
| Director | 05/02/2015–02/01/2016 | 9 | |
| Director | 15/04/1999–29/04/2000 | 11 | |
| Director | 12/03/2002–17/11/2003 | 2 | |
| Director | 15/04/1999–26/11/2007 | 8 | |
| Director | 15/04/1999–29/04/2000 | 2 | |
| Director | 15/11/2011–06/03/2016 | 1 | |
| Director | 08/09/2004–06/06/2011 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 16/04/2017–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 26
- Since 14/03/2023
- Last 12 months
- 3
- -5 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 07/04/2026
- 5 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 07/04/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 27/03/2026
- Officer changesLatest 10/03/2026
Filing timeline
- 07/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-07 with no updates
- 27/03/2026View PDF (7 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
- 10/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Jeremy Duncan Sivyer on 2026-02-20
- 14/08/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Knox Chitiyo as a director on 2025-07-31
- 27/04/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-04-08 with no updates
- 28/01/2025View PDF (7 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 02/01/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Professor Alim Abubakre as a director on 2024-12-12
- 30/12/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Stephen Robert Cameron as a director on 2024-12-12
- 30/12/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Hada Kamara as a director on 2024-12-12
- 30/12/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of David Reid Laing Bathie Lamb as a director on 2024-12-12
- 30/12/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Ms Ethel Kuuya as a director on 2024-12-12
- 08/04/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-04-08 with no updates
Showing 12 of 26 filings
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About THE BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR AFRICA
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
THE BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR AFRICA is a private limited company by guarantee without share capital, use of "limited" exemption registered in the United Kingdom, based in 59-60 Russell Square, London WC1B 4HP. Companies House classifies its business as Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.. It has been on the register for 27 years 5 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £241.72K and 8 employees.
THE BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR AFRICA: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records THE BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR AFRICA under one registered business activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c. (94.99 - SIC 2007).
THE BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR AFRICA is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 16/04/1999.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £241.72K, total assets of £243.72K, cash in bank of £242.73K and total liabilities of £1.99K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 07/04/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-07 with no updates, 5 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 21/04/2027.
Companies House lists 91 officers (8 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.