ACCELERATED EDUCATION LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05269731 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-26
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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 (78/100)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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
57 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 accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-12-01➖VOKES, Warren John resignedsecretary
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2006-12-01➖MITCHELL, Lorna resignedsecretary
- 2006-12-01➕VOKES, Warren John appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-08➕CURRAN, Stephen Charles appointeddirector
- 2004-11-08➕MITCHELL, Lorna appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCELERATED EDUCATION LIMITED
- 2004-10-26➕M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-10-26➖M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-10-26➕DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-10-26➖DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Stephen Charles Curran Individual · British · DOB 08/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 14-30 WATERMILL CLOSE (EVENS) RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ 04080689 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
V3, Vector Park
Forest Road
Feltham
TW13 7EJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
CURRAN, Stephen Charles→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2004-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MITCHELL, Lorna→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-11-08 · resigned 2006-12-01
VOKES, Warren John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-12-01 · resigned 2024-12-01
M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-26 · resigned 2004-10-26
DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-10-26 · resigned 2004-10-26
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Recent filings (57 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-19