511 LEARNING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05279088 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-05
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

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£31.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £31,685
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,847 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£32k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£30k£46k£61k£76kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£33.3k£54.3k
Current assets£53.8k£76.1k
Net assets£31.7k£52.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-12-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-11-18
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    JONES, Martin resigned
    secretary
  17. 2005-04-08
    ➖
    DOWNS, Darren resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-04-08
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    JONES, Martin appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-11-05
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    Company incorporated
    As 511 LEARNING LIMITED
  20. 2004-11-05
    ➕
    JONES, Kathryn Helen appointed
    director
  21. 2004-11-05
    ➕
    DOWNS, Darren appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-11-05
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-11-05
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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 22 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 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Kathryn Helen Jones
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2004-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Stateley Drive
Middleton
Manchester
M24 4JS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

JONES, Kathryn Helen→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOWNS, Darren→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-05 · resigned 2005-04-08
Resigned
JONES, Martin→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-08 · resigned 2013-11-18
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-05 · resigned 2004-11-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-12