EC ENGLISH LONDON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03482623 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£7.32M
year to Dec 2023
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (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. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (70/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 27.4y

45/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
24 officers (1 active, 24 linked, 19 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
158 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
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £1,595,629

Key financials

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

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-12-31
Turnover£7.32M
Gross profit£2.54M
Operating profit£1.61M
Profit before tax£1.60M
Average employees3300

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 (75 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-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-07-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-02-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  8. 2025-02-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-09-24
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  11. 2024-09-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2024-09-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-09-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-07-15
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    NEISH, Therese Gemma appointed
    director
  15. 2024-07-15
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    TIN, War War resigned
    director
  16. 2024-01-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-12-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2022-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2022-12-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2022-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-10-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2022-07-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  25. 2022-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2022-05-01
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    VASSALLO, Michelle appointed
    director
  27. 2022-05-01
    ➖
    XUEREB, Michael resigned
    director
  28. 2022-01-26
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    Charge satisfied #2
  29. 2021-01-01
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    GIFFIN, Michael William resigned
    director
  30. 2021-01-01
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    TIN, War War appointed
    director
  31. 2020-10-29
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  32. 2017-09-01
    ➕
    GIFFIN, Michael William appointed
    director
  33. 2017-09-01
    ➖
    MANGION, Michael resigned
    director
  34. 2017-09-01
    ➖
    MANGION, Stephen resigned
    director
  35. 2017-09-01
    ➖
    MIZZI, Alec Alfred resigned
    director
  36. 2017-09-01
    ➖
    MIZZI, Bernadine resigned
    director
  37. 2017-09-01
    ➕
    XUEREB, Michael appointed
    director
  38. 2013-05-31
    ➖
    BONETT, David resigned
    secretary
  39. 2012-09-10
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  40. 2012-07-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  41. 2011-11-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Learning Tree International Limited
  42. 2008-08-18
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    MANGION, Michael appointed
    director
  43. 2008-08-18
    ➕
    MANGION, Stephen appointed
    director
  44. 2008-08-18
    ➕
    MIZZI, Alec Alfred appointed
    director
  45. 2008-08-18
    ➕
    MIZZI, Bernadine appointed
    director
  46. 2008-08-18
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    XUEREB, Michael resigned
    director
  47. 2007-02-28
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    WILKINSON, Roderick William resigned
    director
  48. 2007-02-09
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    BONETT, David appointed
    secretary
  49. 2007-02-08
    ➖
    XUEREB, Michael resigned
    secretary
  50. 2005-06-13
    ➖
    WILKINSON, Roderick William resigned
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 75 events

Owner dependency

85/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

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
Incorporated1997-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Tennyson House
Cambridge Business Park
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB4 0WZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (1 active · 23 resigned)

MANGION, Andrew→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BONETT, David→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-09 · resigned 2013-05-31
Resigned
DODDS, Bernard James→
secretary · appointed 1998-02-04 · resigned 2005-05-27
Resigned
GUINNESS, Tony Francis→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-17 · resigned 1998-02-04
Resigned
WILKINSON, Roderick William→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2005-06-13
Resigned
XUEREB, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2007-02-08
Resigned
DODDS, Amanda Jayne→
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-02-18 · resigned 2003-06-19
Resigned
DODDS, Bernard James→
director · ~60y · appointed 1998-02-04 · resigned 2005-05-27
Resigned
GIFFIN, Michael William→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-09-01 · resigned 2021-01-01
Resigned
GUINNESS, Tony Francis→
director · ~77y · appointed 1997-12-17 · resigned 1998-08-14
Resigned
HORNER, Nicholas William John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-12-15 · resigned 2005-05-27
Resigned
MAGNESS, John Geoffrey→
director · ~79y · appointed 1997-12-17 · resigned 1998-02-04
Resigned
MANGION, Michael→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-08-18 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned
MANGION, Stephen→
director · ~81y · appointed 2008-08-18 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned
MARTIN, Gregory Michael Gerald→
director · ~74y · appointed 1998-02-04 · resigned 2000-11-02
Resigned
MIZZI, Alec Alfred→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-08-18 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned
MIZZI, Bernadine→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-08-18 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned
NEISH, Therese Gemma→
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-07-15 · resigned 2026-01-15
Resigned
PORTER, Ryan Neale→
director · ~50y · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2003-12-15
Resigned
TIN, War War→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-01-01 · resigned 2024-07-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—29/10/2020—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property10/09/2012—
satisfied
Learning Tree International
Learning Tree International Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property30/11/201126/01/2022
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture1 property18/01/199918/07/2012
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Recent filings (158 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-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-02-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2024-09-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18