MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

13th June, 2006.

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

FREE JOE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Bd Jean Paul 2, Nukafu, P.O. Box:  4462, Lome, Togo

 

 

Country :

Togo

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

2005

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Trading as importers and exporters of scrap metal.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

C

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

Credit not recommended

 

Status :

New Company

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Unknown

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


 

 

                         

 

COmpany NAME

 

FREE JOE INTERNATIONAL LTD

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Street                           :  Bd Jean Paul 2

Area                             :  Nukafu

P.O. Box           :  4462

Town                 :  Lome

Country             :  Togo

Telephone         :  (228) 910 3627

Fax                   :  (228) 226 7517

E-Mail               :  freejoe-international@yahoo.com

 

 

SENIOR COMPANY PERSONNEL

 

 

Name                                 Position

 

Morgan Eze                 Managing Director

 

 

Total Employees : 21

 

 

PAYMENTS

 

 

Current trade experience of payments has not been traced.

 

Subject was established in 2005.

 

Opinion on maximum credit :

 

As the company has recently started trading and has no financial or payment track record, we recommend dealing on fully secured terms.

 

Trade risk assessment : High

 

It is normal accepted practice for international suppliers to deal on secured terms with Togo importers

 

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL BANKERS

 

 

NAME                : ECOBANK

Branch               : 20, Rue du Commerce

P.O. Box           : 3302

Town                  : Lome

Telephone         : (228) 221 72 14

Fax                    : (228) 221 42 37

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

Balance sheets are not available and the subject interviewed declined to give any financial information, which the company regards as strictly confidential.

 

 

LEGAL STATUS AND HISTORY

 

 

Date Started      : 2005

 

Capital              : not given

 

 

Societe a Responsibilite Limitee (limited liability company) with the following shareholders :

 

Details of subject's shareholders could not be obtained from the Companies Registry and the subject interviewed was uncooperative on the matter.

 

Affiliated companies of Free Joe International Ltd :

 

Associates

 

Two unnamed companies in Ghana (producer of coco powder) and Gabon (trading in timber)

 

 

ACTIVITIES

 

 

The Company is involved in the following activities :

 

Trading as importers and exporters of scrap metal.

 

Imports from Ghana.

 

 

FACILITIES

 

 

The Company has the following facilities :

 

Owned premises comprising offices and warehouse located at the heading address.

 

Subject also operates a shoe shop in Lome.

 

 

SPECIAL NOTE

 

You indicated that subject's banker is HFC Bank Ghana Ltd. Please note the correct details are as per "Principal Bankers" Section.

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

Credit not recommended

 

 

 

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL : This information is provided to you at your request, you having employed MIPL for such purpose. You will use the information as aid only in determining the propriety of giving credit and generally as an aid to your business and for no other purpose. You will hold the information in strict confidence, and shall not reveal it or make it known to the subject persons, firms or corporations or to any other. MIPL does not warrant the correctness of the information as you hold it free of any liability whatsoever. You will be liable to and indemnify MIPL for any loss, damage or expense, occasioned by your breach or non observance of any one, or more of these conditions