EMBASSY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01599830 · ltd · incorporated 1981-11-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£14.26M
year to Dec 2023
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 41.4y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
no address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
75
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
28 officers (1 active, 28 linked, 22 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
199 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-12-31
Turnover£14.26M
Gross profit£2.96M
Operating profit£1.84M
Average employees6900

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (87 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-06
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    VASSALLO, Michelle resigned
    director
  3. 2026-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-15
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    NEISH, Therese Gemma resigned
    director
  5. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-07-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-09-25
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  9. 2024-09-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-09-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-07-15
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    NEISH, Therese Gemma appointed
    director
  12. 2024-07-15
    ➖
    TIN, War War resigned
    director
  13. 2023-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-01-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  15. 2023-01-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2022-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-10-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2022-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2022-05-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2022-05-01
    ➕
    VASSALLO, Michelle appointed
    director
  23. 2022-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-09-03
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2021-04-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  26. 2021-01-01
    ➖
    GIFFIN, Michael William resigned
    secretary
  27. 2021-01-01
    ➖
    GIFFIN, Michael William resigned
    director
  28. 2021-01-01
    ➕
    TIN, War War appointed
    director
  29. 2020-10-29
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 2018-12-31
    ➕
    MANGION, Andrew appointed
    director
  31. 2018-12-31
    ➖
    BULL, Gordon Anthony resigned
    secretary
  32. 2018-12-31
    ➕
    GIFFIN, Michael William appointed
    secretary
  33. 2018-12-31
    ➖
    BULL, Gordon Anthony resigned
    director
  34. 2018-12-31
    ➖
    FRIEDBERG, Mark resigned
    director
  35. 2018-12-31
    ➕
    GIFFIN, Michael William appointed
    director
  36. 2018-12-31
    ➖
    LANCASTER, Emma Voirrey resigned
    director
  37. 2018-05-18
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Catherine Jane resigned
    director
  38. 2017-08-31
    ➕
    FRIEDBERG, Mark appointed
    director
  39. 2017-08-31
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Catherine Jane appointed
    director
  40. 2017-08-31
    ➖
    PITMAN, James Henry resigned
    director
  41. 2016-12-22
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent
  42. 2016-11-29
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    Charge satisfied #7
  43. 2016-04-19
    ➖
    COOPE, Timothy John resigned
    director
  44. 2015-04-23
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    LANCASTER, Emma Voirrey appointed
    director
  45. 2013-12-24
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    Charge satisfied #6
  46. 2013-09-18
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  47. 2013-07-31
    ➕
    BULL, Gordon Anthony appointed
    secretary
  48. 2013-07-31
    ➖
    COOPE, Timothy John resigned
    secretary
  49. 2013-07-31
    ➕
    BULL, Gordon Anthony appointed
    director
  50. 2012-10-23
    ➖
    CORNES, Michael Henry resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 87 events

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: NEISH, Therese Gemma resigned 2026-01-15; VASSALLO, Michelle resigned 2026-02-06

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Tennyson House
Cambridge Business Park
Cambridge
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-09
Last: 2025-12-26

Officers (1 active · 27 resigned)

MANGION, Andrew→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BULL, Gordon Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-31 · resigned 2018-12-31
Resigned
CAMBRIDGE, Dean David→
secretary · appointed 1998-02-28 · resigned 1999-09-10
Resigned
COOPE, Timothy John→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-02 · resigned 2013-07-31
Resigned
CORNES, Michael Henry→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-10 · resigned 2007-07-02
Resigned
GIFFIN, Michael William→
secretary · appointed 2018-12-31 · resigned 2021-01-01
Resigned
GREENLAND, Duncan Taylor→
secretary · resigned 1998-02-28
Resigned
BARNES, Allan David→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-06-13 · resigned 2006-10-04
Resigned
BELPOMME, Jean Raymond→
director · ~81y · resigned 1999-09-10
Resigned
BULL, Gordon Anthony→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-07-31 · resigned 2018-12-31
Resigned
COLIN, Andrew Jeremy→
director · ~67y · resigned 1997-02-28
Resigned
COLLYER, John Andrew→
director · ~67y · resigned 1999-09-10
Resigned
COOPE, Timothy John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-07-02 · resigned 2016-04-19
Resigned
CORNES, Michael Henry→
director · ~76y · appointed 2003-01-06 · resigned 2012-10-23
Resigned
FRIEDBERG, Mark→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-08-31 · resigned 2018-12-31
Resigned
GIFFIN, Michael William→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-12-31 · resigned 2021-01-01
Resigned
GREENLAND, Duncan Taylor→
director · ~78y · resigned 1998-02-28
Resigned
LANCASTER, Emma Voirrey→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-04-23 · resigned 2018-12-31
Resigned
MILLS, Andrew Roland→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-09-10 · resigned 2007-03-19
Resigned
NEISH, Therese Gemma→
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-07-15 · resigned 2026-01-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—29/10/2020—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent
A registered charge—22/12/2016—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property18/09/201329/11/2016
satisfied
National Australia Bank as Security Trustee for Itself and the Other Beneficiaries
National Australia Bank Limited as Security Trustee for Itself and the Other Beneficiaries
Security acession deed1 property05/08/201024/12/2013
satisfied
Bwa Custodians (The Security Trustee)
Bwa Custodians Limited (The Security Trustee)
Security agreement1 property13/12/200613/07/2010
satisfied
Eagle Star Life Assurance Company
Eagle Star Life Assurance Company Limited
Legal mortgage1 property31/01/199222/09/2001
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property29/08/198928/07/2006
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property29/08/198916/08/1996
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property18/01/198516/08/1996
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Recent filings (199 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2024-09-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-01-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-10