COLLEGE FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

🌳Matureactive

03390280 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-06-23

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 14.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£291.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 14.8y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 14.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (5 active, 15 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

90 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £291,184

Cash YoY

+72%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£24k

↑ 72% YoY

Net Worth

£291k

↑ 38% YoY

Current Assets

£136k

↑ 34% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£331.6k	£243.5k
Current assets	£135.7k	£101.0k
Cash	£24.4k	£14.2k
Debtors	£104.9k	£71.3k
Net assets	£291.2k	£210.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 7 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 7 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-07-08
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officers · AP01
2026-06-18
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2026-06-18
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2026-06-17
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2025-12-19
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accounts · AA
2025-03-01
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WHITTINGTON, Tina Marie appointed
director
2025-03-01
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ERIKSSON, Lena resigned
director
2024-06-14
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accounts · AA
2023-08-22
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2022-09-21
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2021-09-30
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2020-07-03
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2019-09-24
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2018-07-31
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2017-09-27
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accounts · AA
2013-07-01
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ERIKSSON, Lena appointed
director
2012-12-16
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SOE, Birgit, Mrs. resigned
director
2012-02-10
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Sterling Development Company Limited
2012-01-22
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BALSEN, Joern appointed
director
2011-09-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Sterling Development Company Limited
2008-12-29
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ULDBJERG, Lise N/A appointed
director
2008-12-28
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ERICHSEN, Birgitte resigned
director
2006-06-05
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BARSOE, Karen appointed
director
2006-06-05
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TIPPLE, Paul Edwin Timothy resigned
director
2004-11-10
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ERICHSEN, Birgitte appointed
director
2004-11-10
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MARTINUSSEN, Jytte resigned
director
2001-12-11
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GOTTLOB, Mikala resigned
director
2001-12-11
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MARTINUSSEN, Jytte appointed
director
1999-04-29
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LUND, Helle Herdis Broner resigned
director
1999-04-29
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SOE, Birgit, Mrs. appointed
director
1998-07-27
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SRIHARAN, Mahathevan resigned
director
1998-07-06
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GOTTLOB, Mikala appointed
director
1998-07-06
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LUND, Helle Herdis Broner appointed
director
1998-07-06
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OSBORNE, Peter James resigned
director
1998-03-12
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BARSOE, Karen appointed
secretary
1998-03-12
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GOTTLOB, Mikala resigned
secretary
1997-06-23
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Company incorporated
As COLLEGE FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
1997-06-23
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GOTTLOB, Mikala appointed
secretary
1997-06-23
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OSBORNE, Peter James appointed
director
1997-06-23
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SRIHARAN, Mahathevan appointed
director
1997-06-23
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TIPPLE, Paul Edwin Timothy appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1997-06-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Winestead Hall

Winestead

Hull East Riding Of Yorkshire

HU12 0NP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-19

Last: 2026-06-05