AWAKEN SCHOOL OF OUTCOME ORIENTED PSYCHOTHERAPIES LIMITED

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05906645 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-15
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 2025
Net worth
£18.3k
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (79/100)

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 (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,341
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,469 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£18k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£17k£25k£34k£42kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£21.9k£36.4k
Current assets£21.6k£42.3k
Net assets£18.3k£32.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-05-28
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  3. 2024-04-23
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  4. 2023-04-17
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  5. 2022-07-11
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    address · AD01
  6. 2022-04-22
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  7. 2021-04-30
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  8. 2020-02-12
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  9. 2020-01-31
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    officers · CH03
  10. 2019-05-03
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  11. 2018-03-23
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  12. 2017-05-26
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  13. 2016-03-03
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-04
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    address · AD01
  15. 2015-08-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-04-28
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    PURSSORD, Rebecca Elizabeth resigned
    director
  17. 2012-04-28
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    WAKE, Mark Joseph resigned
    director
  18. 2011-04-01
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    PURSSORD, Rebecca Elizabeth appointed
    director
  19. 2006-08-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AWAKEN SCHOOL OF OUTCOME ORIENTED PSYCHOTHERAPIES LIMITED
  20. 2006-08-15
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    DE RIJK, Lisa appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-08-15
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    DE RIJK, Lisa appointed
    director
  22. 2006-08-15
    ➕
    WAKE, Mark Joseph appointed
    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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Ms Lisa De Rijk
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares15/08/2016

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
Incorporated2006-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

140 Coniscliffe Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 7RT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DE RIJK, Lisa→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-15
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Active
DE RIJK, Lisa→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-08-15
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Active
PURSSORD, Rebecca Elizabeth→
director · ~40y · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2012-04-28
Resigned
WAKE, Mark Joseph→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-08-15 · resigned 2012-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-01-31