COMMUNICATION AND LEARNING ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06588282 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-05-08
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
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
68 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 accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-10-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-09-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-09-08
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    STANTON, Katherine Phyllis Elizabeth appointed
    director
  13. 2020-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-08-01
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    STANTON, Matthew Tam appointed
    director
  16. 2019-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-01-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-07-20
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    LINDAY WEST, Diane Victoria resigned
    director
  20. 2018-07-20
    ➖
    LINDAY WEST, Nichola Dawn resigned
    director
  21. 2018-07-20
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    LINDSAY, Elizabeth Julia resigned
    director
  22. 2010-06-19
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    STANTON, Marion Esther appointed
    director
  23. 2010-06-19
    ➖
    LONGMORE, Joanne resigned
    director
  24. 2010-06-19
    ➖
    MILLWARD, Michael James resigned
    director
  25. 2010-06-19
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    STANTON, Marion Esther resigned
    director
  26. 2009-08-03
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    LINDAY WEST, Diane Victoria appointed
    director
  27. 2009-08-03
    ➕
    LINDAY WEST, Nichola Dawn appointed
    director
  28. 2009-08-03
    ➕
    LINDSAY, Elizabeth Julia appointed
    director
  29. 2009-01-18
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    LONGMORE, Joanne appointed
    director
  30. 2008-05-08
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    Company incorporated
    As COMMUNICATION AND LEARNING ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  31. 2008-05-08
    ➕
    MILLWARD, Michael James appointed
    secretary
  32. 2008-05-08
    ➕
    MILLWARD, Michael James appointed
    director
  33. 2008-05-08
    ➕
    STANTON, Marion Esther appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Marion Esther Stanton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence08/05/2016

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
Incorporated2008-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

19-21 New Market Street
Ulverston
Cumbria
LA12 7LQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-13
Last: 2026-05-30

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

MILLWARD, Michael James→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STANTON, Katherine Phyllis Elizabeth→
director · ~35y · appointed 2020-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STANTON, Marion Esther→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STANTON, Matthew Tam→
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LINDAY WEST, Diane Victoria→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-08-03 · resigned 2018-07-20
Resigned
LINDAY WEST, Nichola Dawn→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-08-03 · resigned 2018-07-20
Resigned
LINDSAY, Elizabeth Julia→
director · ~82y · appointed 2009-08-03 · resigned 2018-07-20
Resigned
LONGMORE, Joanne→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-01-18 · resigned 2010-06-19
Resigned
MILLWARD, Michael James→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-05-08 · resigned 2010-06-19
Resigned
STANTON, Marion Esther→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-05-08 · resigned 2010-06-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-09