ACHIEVERSHIP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03049572 · ltd · incorporated 1995-04-25
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-04-24
    ➖
    BATHURST, Emma resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 1999-11-01
    ➕
    BATHURST, Emma appointed
    secretary
  18. 1999-11-01
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Timothy John resigned
    secretary
  19. 1995-04-26
    ➕
    BATHURST, Alexander Edward, Maj The Hon Aes appointed
    director
  20. 1995-04-26
    ➖
    DURRANCE, Philip Walter resigned
    nominee-director
  21. 1995-04-26
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Timothy John resigned
    nominee-director
  22. 1995-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACHIEVERSHIP LIMITED
  23. 1995-04-25
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Timothy John appointed
    secretary
  24. 1995-04-25
    ➕
    DURRANCE, Philip Walter appointed
    nominee-director
  25. 1995-04-25
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Timothy John appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Maj The Hon Alexander Edward Seymour Bathurst
Individual · English · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest24/04/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Park Corner Farm
Duntisbourne Rouse
Cirencester
GL7 6LS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BATHURST, Alexander Edward, Maj The Hon Aes→
director · ~61y · appointed 1995-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BATHURST, Emma→
secretary · appointed 1999-11-01 · resigned 2025-04-24
Resigned
TAYLOR, Timothy John→
secretary · appointed 1995-04-25 · resigned 1999-11-01
Resigned
DURRANCE, Philip Walter→
nominee-director · ~85y · appointed 1995-04-25 · resigned 1995-04-26
Resigned
TAYLOR, Timothy John→
nominee-director · ~65y · appointed 1995-04-25 · resigned 1995-04-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-30