CANTERBURY INTERNATIONAL BIBLE COLLEGE LTD

🌳Matureactive

06557963 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-04-08

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£722

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Post-secondary non-tertiary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85590Other education n.e.c.
94910Activities of religious organisations
96090Other service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £722

Net assets shrinking

Down £60 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£722

↓ 7.7% YoY

Current Assets

£279

↓ 60% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£722	£782
Current assets	£279	£700
Net assets	£722	£782

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-06-28
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2026-06-26
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officers · CH03
2026-05-26
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2026-01-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
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2024-01-30
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2023-03-25
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2023-01-06
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2022-01-25
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2021-02-24
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2021-02-24
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2021-01-28
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2020-11-25
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address · AD01
2020-01-31
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2008-04-08
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Company incorporated
As CANTERBURY INTERNATIONAL BIBLE COLLEGE LTD
2008-04-08
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TAIWO, Lydia Olajumoke appointed
secretary
2008-04-08
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TAIWO, David Olatubosun appointed
director
2008-04-08
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TAIWO, Lydia Olajumoke, Dr appointed
director
2008-04-08
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
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2008-04-08
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
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2008-04-08
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
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2008-04-08
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

84/100

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

+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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

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.
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

1 med ·

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-05-26: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Lydia Olajumoke Taiwo Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	01/05/2016
Mr David Taiwo Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	01/05/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2008-04-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85410 — Post-secondary non-tertiary education

Registered office

14 Blengate Close

Westbere

Canterbury

England

CT2 0FE

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-07

Last: 2026-06-23

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

TAIWO, Lydia Olajumoke→

secretary · appointed 2008-04-08

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Active

TAIWO, David Olatubosun→

director · ~64y · appointed 2008-04-08

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Active

TAIWO, Lydia Olajumoke, Dr→

director · ~62y · appointed 2008-04-08

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Active

LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-04-08 · resigned 2008-04-08

Resigned

LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-04-08 · resigned 2008-04-08

Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-28

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-06-28

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-06-26

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-06-26

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-06-26

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2026-06-26

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2026-05-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-01-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-01-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-26

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2023-03-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-01-06