ASSESSIFY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06990033 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-13
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-2.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -95% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,822
Net assets shrinking
Down £39,651 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 95% YoY
Cash YoY
-95%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 95% YoY
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 108% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 81% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£3k£13k£29k£45k£61k£76kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.2k£51.9k
Current assets£14.2k£76.4k
Cash£2.4k£47.1k
Debtors£11.8k£29.3k
Net assets£-2.8k£36.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-10
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  3. 2024-12-10
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  4. 2024-11-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2024-11-13
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2024-11-12
    WHARTON, Kirsty appointed
    director
  7. 2024-11-12
    ENGLISH, Brian resigned
    director
  8. 2024-11-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-11-12
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-01-11
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  12. 2024-01-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-05-09
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  15. 2021-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-10-28
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  17. 2019-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-05-10
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  19. 2016-09-09
    ENGLISH, Brian appointed
    director
  20. 2016-09-09
    WILSON, Michael George resigned
    director
  21. 2015-11-20
    GROVES, Stephen resigned
    director
  22. 2015-10-09
    WILSON, Ian Thomas resigned
    secretary
  23. 2015-10-09
    WILSON, Ian Thomas resigned
    director
  24. 2015-02-13
    FERGUSON, Sarah Elisabeth resigned
    director
  25. 2014-12-05
    FERGUSON, Sarah Elisabeth appointed
    director
  26. 2013-08-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 2013-08-13
    SCOTT, Mark Edward resigned
    director
  28. 2013-07-18
    GROVES, Stephen appointed
    director
  29. 2013-01-21
    PERRY, William Howard resigned
    director
  30. 2012-02-01
    WILSON, Ian Thomas appointed
    director
  31. 2011-06-02
    PERRY, William Howard appointed
    director
  32. 2011-06-02
    SCOTT, Mark Edward appointed
    director
  33. 2011-03-30
    WILSON, Ian Thomas resigned
    director
  34. 2009-08-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASSESSIFY LIMITED
  35. 2009-08-13
    WILSON, Ian Thomas appointed
    secretary
  36. 2009-08-13
    WILSON, Ian Thomas appointed
    director
  37. 2009-08-13
    WILSON, Michael George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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: 2024-11-13: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Pink Blue Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Pink Blue Limited
Corporate parent
ASSESSIFY LIMITED
This company · 06990033

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Pink Blue Limited
Corporate entity
sig. influencesignificant influence17/11/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Medipro Limitedceased 17/11/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Brian Englishceased 23/03/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Michael George Wilsonceased 01/05/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2009-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Faraday House
Sopwith Close
Stockton On Tees
TS18 3TT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

WHARTON, Kirsty
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-11-12
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Active
WILSON, Ian Thomas
secretary · appointed 2009-08-13 · resigned 2015-10-09
Resigned
ENGLISH, Brian
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-09-09 · resigned 2024-11-12
Resigned
FERGUSON, Sarah Elisabeth
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-12-05 · resigned 2015-02-13
Resigned
GROVES, Stephen
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-07-18 · resigned 2015-11-20
Resigned
PERRY, William Howard
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-06-02 · resigned 2013-01-21
Resigned
SCOTT, Mark Edward
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-06-02 · resigned 2013-08-13
Resigned
WILSON, Ian Thomas
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-02-01 · resigned 2015-10-09
Resigned
WILSON, Ian Thomas
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-08-13 · resigned 2011-03-30
Resigned
WILSON, Michael George
director · ~45y · appointed 2009-08-13 · resigned 2016-09-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property27/08/2013
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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-12-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-11-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-01-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21