INSPIRE L & D LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06544323 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-06-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-06-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-02-22📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs INSPIRE L & D LIMITED
- 2008-03-26➕JOHNSON, Nicholas David appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-26➕JOHNSON, Nicholas David appointeddirector
- 2008-03-26➕TAYLOR, Joanna Lucy Elizabeth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas David Johnson Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
7 Marigold Close
Evesham
WR11 3EW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
JOHNSON, Nicholas David→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-03-26
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JOHNSON, Nicholas David→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-03-26
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TAYLOR, Joanna Lucy Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2008-03-26
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Recent filings (55 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-06-14
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-02-22