1886 INVESTMENTS LIMITED

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07059897 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-28
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.3y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.3 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
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
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Net assets£0—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-09-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2021-09-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  11. 2021-08-31
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    THORNE, Katherine Brenda Louise resigned
    director
  12. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-11-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-11-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-01-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-01-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2017-11-09
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    THORNE, Katherine Brenda Louise appointed
    director
  21. 2017-11-08
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    HANRATTY, Judith Christine resigned
    director
  22. 2017-01-18
    ➕
    YOUNG, Gillian Elizabeth appointed
    director
  23. 2017-01-18
    ➕
    HANRATTY, Judith Christine appointed
    director
  24. 2017-01-18
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    PENTECOST, Peter Richard resigned
    director
  25. 2016-07-31
    ➖
    CURRY, Judith Penelope resigned
    director
  26. 2016-01-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Commonwealth Education Trust Limited as the Trustee for the Commonwealth Education Trust
  27. 2015-12-10
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    PICKNETT, John Edward resigned
    director
  28. 2015-11-02
    ➖
    CHATER, Alan Malcolm resigned
    director
  29. 2015-11-02
    ➕
    PENTECOST, Peter Richard appointed
    director
  30. 2010-11-25
    ➕
    PICKNETT, John Edward appointed
    director
  31. 2010-08-12
    ➕
    YOUNG, Gillian Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  32. 2010-01-26
    ➕
    CHATER, Alan Malcolm appointed
    director
  33. 2009-10-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 1886 INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  34. 2009-10-28
    ➕
    CURRY, Judith Penelope appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

The Commonwealth Education Trust Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Commonwealth Education Trust Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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1886 INVESTMENTS LIMITED
This company · 07059897

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Commonwealth Education Trust Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

82 Tanner Street
London
SE1 3GN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

YOUNG, Gillian Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2010-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNG, Gillian Elizabeth→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHATER, Alan Malcolm→
director · ~75y · appointed 2010-01-26 · resigned 2015-11-02
Resigned
CURRY, Judith Penelope→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-10-28 · resigned 2016-07-31
Resigned
HANRATTY, Judith Christine→
director · ~83y · appointed 2017-01-18 · resigned 2017-11-08
Resigned
PENTECOST, Peter Richard→
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-11-02 · resigned 2017-01-18
Resigned
PICKNETT, John Edward→
director · ~68y · appointed 2010-11-25 · resigned 2015-12-10
Resigned
THORNE, Katherine Brenda Louise→
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-11-09 · resigned 2021-08-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
The Commonwealth Education Trust as the Trustee for the Commonwealth Education Trust
The Commonwealth Education Trust Limited as the Trustee for the Commonwealth Education Trust
A registered charge1 property19/01/201614/09/2021

Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-16