Self-managed delivery
Construction is managed directly. Pompous states that avoiding third-party project management preserves the 8–12% typically charged in this market.
Abuja · Self-managed residential development
Property built with
discipline.
We design, finance and construct considered homes without bank construction debt or third-party project managers—protecting value from first drawing to final handover.
Views by PompousProposed elevation · Gwarinpa / Dawaki
Our conviction
“We build a structure investors can understand before we ask them to believe in the outcome.”
Danjuma Hassan Ndanusa
Founder & Project Director
Featured development · 01
Views by Pompous
A 20-unit duplex estate in Abuja’s established Gwarinpa/Dawaki Extension—designed for efficient living, long-term value and a clear investor exit.
Proposed designGolden-hour elevation
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The location
Gwarinpa/Dawaki Extension sits within one of Abuja’s established and actively developing residential corridors, with comparable sales activity for duplex-style homes.
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The standard
The development is presented as IFC/World Bank EDGE certified, with design measures aimed at reducing energy, water and embodied energy in materials.
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The structure
Ten independent £100,000 tranches fund two units each. Every tranche operates through its own SPV and offers the investor up to 60% equity.
Tranche 01 · Units 01 & 02
Two homes. One tranche.
Each £100,000 tranche funds a mirrored pair of duplex homes. Units 01 and 02 are structurally identical and independently titled—so they can be sold together or separately, whichever the exit demands.
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A mirrored pair
The two units share a party wall and site infrastructure. That halves the cost of land, access, drainage and services per home—the single largest structural advantage in the plan.
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Independently titled
Two titles from one build. A two-title exit gives the investor optionality: sell as a pair to one buyer, or sell singly to two—and take whichever route the market rewards at the time.
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Roof terraces, both sides
Each unit carries its own roof terrace with a pergola and planting, plus a first-floor balcony. Outdoor amenity on this scale is rare at the price point and is a documented driver of resale interest.
Inside every home
Designed for living.
Finished for working.
Every unit is specified with a dedicated home office. It is not a converted corner of a bedroom—it is a room designed to be worked in, with the light, power and network provision that has become a primary buying criterion for Abuja professionals and returning diaspora buyers.
Why it matters commercially
Remote and hybrid working moved a home office from a nice-to-have to a shortlisting criterion. Self-managed projects are judged on exactly this: whether the finished home answers the question the buyer is actually asking. Ours does.
Designed to preserve value
Less friction.
More project.
Two common cost drags were removed at the model level. A third decision creates a clearer path to completed-home buyers.
Zero bank debt
Investor capital funds construction—not compounding bank interest. The project is structured with no construction debt.
Financeable buyers
The buyer pipeline is intended to qualify under Nigeria’s MREIF mortgage scheme, widening the pool of financeable buyers at completion.
LANDFixed share of finished units
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Contributed through a joint venture where applicable.
CAPITALUp to 60% equity
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Carved only from Pompous’s retained share.
DEVELOPERResidual share
With construction risk and delivery responsibility.
The opportunity
Run the numbers.
Explore the base and upside projections, then request the complete financial model to review every assumption.
Tranche availability
1 of 10 openSelected: Tranche 01 · Units 1–2Open for enquiry
Projection explorer
Investment£100,000
Base case · low · 52%£152,000+ £52,000 projected
Base case · high · 73%£173,000+ £73,000 projected
Illustrative upside · 112.5%*£212,500+ £112,500 projected
Illustrative projections, not guaranteed returns. Only Tranche 01 is currently open. FX benchmarks: ₦1,845/£1 and $1.35/£1, as stated in project materials.
Per-tranche project case
MetricBase caseIllustrative upside*
Tranche size£100,000£100,000
Investor equityUp to 60%Up to 60%
Projected revenue₦280,000,000–₦320,000,000₦392,000,000
Projected net profit₦95,500,000–₦135,500,000₦207,500,000
Projected investor ROI52%–73%112.5%
Projected timeline18–24 months18–24 months
Minimum ticket£10,000£10,000
Capital releaseMilestone-basedMilestone-based
Secondary exit8–12% rental yield p.a.8–12% rental yield p.a.
Investor protectionsJV/Shareholders’ Agreement · drag-along · tag-along · pre-emptive rights · right of first refusal
*The illustrative upside is not underwritten and not guaranteed and should not be relied on as a projection; it is shown only to illustrate the margin of safety in the base case, assuming 70% of the Dawaki/Gwarinpa area-average comparable price per unit. Naira figures are shown at the benchmark rate of ₦1,845 = £1 used consistently throughout the project materials.
Investor diligence
Review before
you commit.
Serious capital deserves serious documentation. Request the materials you need and review the assumptions, structure and risks on your own terms.
Accountable leadership
The people responsible.
Direct technical oversight is central to the self-managed model. Investor enquiries are answered personally by the founder.
DHN
Founder & Project Director
Danjuma Hassan Ndanusa
A civil engineer and sustainable-construction professional with a BSc in Civil Engineering. Danjuma is an IFC–World Bank Group EDGE Certified Engineer, a Certified Renewable Energy Engineer, and has completed Columbia University’s Construction Management Specialisation.
Before and alongside founding Pompous Enterprises, Danjuma worked as a Civil Engineer with Kingil and Sons Nigeria Limited and as a technical construction and supply consultant to Balmari Investment, New Millennium Resources, Bumex Logistics and Elitefox Limited. His experience spans construction management, value engineering, quantity and cost estimation, BIM and Revit, renewable-energy integration, technical procurement, contract documentation and climate-responsive building design.
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Co-founder · Lead Engineer
Shaffie Mohamed
Shaffie brings more than 30 years of international civil-engineering, construction and project-management experience across South Africa, the United Kingdom and Sierra Leone, spanning major rail, mining, port, road, earthworks and infrastructure programmes.
His documented experience includes the US$267 million Tonkolili Iron Ore Project with African Minerals Limited; R1.6 billion of Transnet infrastructure works with Goba; and UK rail programmes valued at £125 million with Carillion Rail, £90 million with Jarvis Rail and £50 million with Balfour Beatty. Further experience includes R770 million of rail, road and port works with Protekon Construction, R170 million of mining and Transnet projects with Hatch Africa, and R140 million of construction projects with Supermining & Civils. He has served as Construction Project Manager, Construction Manager, Lead Engineer, Senior Project Engineer, Senior Engineer, Site Manager and Site Agent, with professional development in project management, structural calculations and construction project management.
Before you ask
What happens if…
Every serious investor arrives with the same questions. We would rather answer them here, in writing, than have you discover them later. Nothing below is a guarantee. It is how the structure behaves when something goes wrong.
What if construction takes longer than the projected 18–24 months?+
The projection is a projection, not a promise. What the structure does is remove the compounding penalty: because there is no interest-bearing construction debt, a delay does not add a mounting interest cost that has to be paid before you are. The timeline can slip. The build does not get more expensive simply because time passed.
What if the homes sell more slowly than projected?+
Each tranche produces two independently titled units rather than one asset. That means the exit is not dependent on a single buyer appearing at a single price. Units can be sold together to one buyer or separately to two, and the timing of each can differ. This is the main reason the pair is two titles and not one.
What if a later tranche does not sell?+
It should not reach you. Each tranche operates through its own SPV, so investing in one does not expose you to the others. The ring-fence is intended to run in both directions — a problem in a later tranche is a problem for that tranche.
What if construction costs rise above budget?+
Two controls sit between the budget and an overrun.
The first is contingency. Each tranche holds a 25% contingency and inflation reserve — £25,000 of the £100,000 — inside its financial model. It is not released at the start, and it is not a discretionary fund: it is drawn only against documented, itemised cost overruns. The drawdown log is shared in the quarterly investor report, and any unused balance returns to the profit pool at exit.
So the buffer is not a promise that costs will not move. It is the room we have set aside for them to move — and you can see every draw against it.
The second is the EDGE specification, which functions as a cost control as much as an environmental standard. EDGE certification requires material consumption to be measured and managed against defined benchmarks. That discipline reduces wastage, and material wastage is the largest single source of quiet cost creep on a residential site: fewer rejected materials, tighter ordering, less rework, less remedial spend.
Delivery is overseen directly by the founder and co-founder rather than delegated to a third-party project manager, so variance is identified when it occurs rather than at the next monthly report.
Our objective is that each tranche is delivered within its £100,000 ask. We will not claim there is no cost risk on a construction project. We will say that the controls above are how we intend to manage it.
What if something happens to the founder?+
Engr Shaffie Mohamed, Co-founder and Lead Engineer, holds technical sign-off authority in the founder’s absence. Delivery of the works does not pause on the availability of any one person.
Shaffie brings more than 30 years of international civil-engineering and project-management experience across South Africa, the United Kingdom and Sierra Leone, with documented delivery on rail, mining, port and infrastructure programmes — including the US$267 million Tonkolili Iron Ore Project and UK rail programmes valued at up to £125 million. He has held technical responsibility for works materially larger and more complex than this development, and he holds the same sign-off authority here.
Both principals operate to a single standard: decisions documented, assumptions written down, and investors able to test the reasoning behind them. Where we are uncertain, we say so — as we have done throughout this section.
What is not protected?+
Being direct: returns are projections and depend on construction, sales, market conditions, timing and currency. Planning and regulatory timelines are outside our control. Currency movement affects any investor whose capital is not in naira. We do not hedge these risks, and we are not going to imply otherwise.
If you want to test any of the above, the Information Memorandum, financial model and business plan are available on request — and we would encourage you to have them reviewed independently.
How capital is released
Four stages.
Each one verified.
Capital is not handed over in one movement and spent on trust. It is released in four stages, each gated to a deliverable that is documented and checked before the next release happens. The same schedule applies to all ten tranches.
Land & permits
£25,000
Registered title transfer, building permit approval and EDGE design-stage sign-off.
Verified by independent legal title search, the registered deed, and permit documentation shared with the investor.
Foundation & structure
£30,000
Substructure and superstructure complete to roof level.
Verified by dated site photo and video evidence, sign-off by Shaffie Mohamed as supervising engineer, and independent quantity surveyor certification.
Finishing, MEP & EDGE close-out
£20,000
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing works, fit-out, and EDGE certification finalised.
Verified by the EDGE certification report, the MEP completion certificate, and final quantity surveyor sign-off.
Contingency reserve
£25,000
Held throughout the build, not released at the start. Drawn only against documented, itemised cost overruns.
Governed by a drawdown log shared in the quarterly investor report. Any unused balance returns to the profit pool at exit.
Governance is consistent across all ten tranches: monthly construction progress reports, quarterly financial reporting, and an optional investor observer at milestone review meetings — advisory and non-controlling. Full legal and land title due diligence is completed before each tranche’s land parcel is acquired, and registered title transfer is what releases the first stage.
Investor questions
Clear answers,
up front.
What exactly does one tranche fund?+
One £100,000 tranche funds two units. It is structured as its own SPV and offers the investor up to 60% equity from Pompous’s retained share, negotiable on contribution. The minimum ticket is £10,000 per investor, and syndication is welcome.
Are the displayed returns guaranteed?+
No. The 52%–73% base case and the 112.5% illustrative upside are both projections. Outcomes depend on construction, sales, market, timing and currency assumptions. Review the full financial model and seek independent advice before committing capital.
Has construction started?+
No. The displayed images are proposed architectural renders. The company states that design and investor documentation are complete and that the raise directly funds construction.
How is investor exposure separated?+
Each tranche is described as a self-contained SPV. Investing in one tranche is intended not to expose an investor to the remaining tranches.
How do I begin due diligence?+
Request the Information Memorandum, pitch deck, financial model and business plan. The founder will respond by email with access and next steps.
A direct conversation
Considering
Tranche 01?
Ask the hard questions. Every investor enquiry is answered personally by the founder.