SPACELINK LEARNING FOUNDATION

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03753236 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1999-04-15

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Why now

Window steady · medium confidence

Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.

· Distress / opportunity: speculative → attractive

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 0 improved, 0 worsened.

·Distress / opportunity: speculative → attractive

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2022

Net worth

£10.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

19 officers (6 active, 19 linked, 14 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

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £10,859

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£11k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£11k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2022-10-30	2021-10-30
Total assets	£10.9k	£10.9k
Current assets	£10.9k	£10.9k
Net assets	£10.9k	£10.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2023-09-26
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2023-09-26
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Company dissolved
2023-08-15
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dissolution · SOAS(A)
2023-07-11
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-07-03
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dissolution · DS01
2023-06-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-10-11
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2019-10-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-06-04
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officers · AP01
2019-05-28
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GIBSON, Brad Kenneth, Professor appointed
director
2019-04-30
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accounts · AA
2019-04-26
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officers · TM01
2019-04-25
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SHIPWAY, Jennifer Mary, Dr resigned
director
2018-08-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-07-10
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SORAB, Adam resigned
director
2018-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-05-11
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SHIPWAY, Jennifer Mary, Dr appointed
director
2018-05-11
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officers · AP01
2017-06-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-05-22
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GREEN, Lucinda May, Dr resigned
director
2017-04-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-11-28
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SORAB, Adam appointed
director
2016-02-22
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QUIGLEY, Anthony Leslie Coupland resigned
director
2015-01-13
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WHITE, Norman Arthur, Dr resigned
director
2014-05-19
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HEWARD, Anita Rachel appointed
director
2014-03-19
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KANANI, Sheila, Dr appointed
director
2011-07-20
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WEEN, Camilla appointed
director
2011-07-20
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GREEN, Lucinda May, Dr appointed
director
2005-01-31
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HARTOP, Barry resigned
director
2005-01-31
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PALMER, Nicholas Mark resigned
director
2005-01-28
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SHARMAN, Helen Patricia resigned
director
2004-09-20
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WELCH, Christopher appointed
director
2004-09-20
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QUIGLEY, Anthony Leslie Coupland appointed
director
2004-04-26
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KNIGHT, David Clive appointed
secretary
2004-04-26
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PEARSON, Anthony resigned
secretary
2001-01-25
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WELCH, Graham Frederick, Professor resigned
director
2001-01-13
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PEARSON, Anthony appointed
secretary
2001-01-13
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WOODHEAD, John Bertram resigned
secretary
2000-07-21
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PALMER, Nicholas Mark appointed
director
1999-04-15
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Company incorporated
As SPACELINK LEARNING FOUNDATION
1999-04-15
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WOODHEAD, John Bertram appointed
secretary
1999-04-15
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-04-15
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-04-15
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HARTOP, Barry appointed
director
1999-04-15
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SHARMAN, Helen Patricia appointed
director
1999-04-15
➕
WELCH, Graham Frederick, Professor appointed
director

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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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2023-09-26

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1999-04-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Brightstowe

Catteshall Lane

Godalming

Surrey

GU7 1LJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2022-10-30

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