ASTROLOGYCOLLEGE.COM

💤Zombieactive
04511241 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-08-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

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
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year to Mar 2025
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 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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 (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-08
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  9. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-02-02
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    RUSSELL, Janette Elizabeth resigned
    director
  17. 2006-09-19
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    RUSSELL, Janette Elizabeth appointed
    director
  18. 2006-09-18
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    ELLIOTT, Jean Clare Mclachlan appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-08-31
    ➖
    RADCLIFFE, Angela Harris resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-08-31
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    RADCLIFFE, Angela Harris resigned
    director
  21. 2002-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ASTROLOGYCOLLEGE.COM
  22. 2002-08-14
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    ELLIOTT, Jean Clare Mclachlan appointed
    director
  23. 2002-08-14
    ➕
    RADCLIFFE, Angela Harris appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-08-14
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    SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-08-14
    ➖
    SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-08-14
    ➕
    RADCLIFFE, Angela Harris appointed
    director
  27. 2002-08-14
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    SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2002-08-14
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    SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2002-08-14
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    SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2002-08-14
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    SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
Ms Jean Clare Mclachlan Elliott
Individual · British · DOB 07/1947 · age 79
——sig. influencesignificant influence25/03/2018

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2002-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

6 Lower Buckfield Cottages
Leominster
Herefordshire
HR6 8RN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

ELLIOTT, Jean Clare Mclachlan→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIOTT, Jean Clare Mclachlan→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RADCLIFFE, Angela Harris→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2006-08-31
Resigned
SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2002-08-14
Resigned
RADCLIFFE, Angela Harris→
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2006-08-31
Resigned
RUSSELL, Janette Elizabeth→
director · ~74y · appointed 2006-09-19 · resigned 2013-02-02
Resigned
SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2002-08-14
Resigned
SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2002-08-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-16
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2019-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-13