INSPIRING PEOPLE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04055734 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-18
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
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 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (75/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 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.

Key financials

2 years 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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-£617-£617-£617-£617-£617-£617Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets—£-391
Debtors—£6.9k
Net assets—£-617

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-18
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    TAN, Alexander Matti Charles resigned
    secretary
  6. 2022-08-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-08-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2020-08-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-06-20
    ➕
    NAISBITT, Colin appointed
    secretary
  13. 2020-06-20
    ➖
    TAN, Alexander Matti Charles resigned
    secretary
  14. 2020-06-20
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2020-06-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2020-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-06-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-06-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2018-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-09-01
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    TAN, Alexander Matti Charles appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-08-18
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    Company incorporated
    As INSPIRING PEOPLE LIMITED
  23. 2000-08-18
    ➕
    NAISBITT, Caroline Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2000-08-18
    ➕
    TAN, Alexander Matti Charles appointed
    secretary
  25. 2000-08-18
    ➕
    RM REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2000-08-18
    ➖
    RM REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2000-08-18
    ➕
    RM NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2000-08-18
    ➖
    RM NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Caroline Jane Naisbitt
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control18/08/2016

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
Incorporated2000-08-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

42 Laugherne Road
Worcester
WR2 5LS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

NAISBITT, Colin→
secretary · appointed 2020-06-20
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Active
NAISBITT, Caroline Jane→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-08-18
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Active
TAN, Alexander Matti Charles→
secretary · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2020-06-20
Resigned
TAN, Alexander Matti Charles→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-18 · resigned 2022-08-18
Resigned
RM REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-08-18 · resigned 2000-08-18
Resigned
RM NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-08-18 · resigned 2000-08-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-08-30