ACADEMY FOR DISTANCE LEARNING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07116015 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-05
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). 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).
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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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
42 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.
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 (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-01➖NG, Julian Kee Guan, Dr resigneddirector
- 2016-02-01➖TEMPEST-MOGG, Brenden Dayne, Dr resigneddirector
- 2010-02-03➕MJC SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-01-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADEMY FOR DISTANCE LEARNING LIMITED
- 2010-01-05➕TEMPEST-MOGG, Daryl appointeddirector
- 2010-01-05➕NG, Julian Kee Guan, Dr appointeddirector
- 2010-01-05➕TEMPEST-MOGG, Brenden Dayne, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 Daryl Vayne Tempest -Mogg Individual · Australian · DOB 10/1949 · age 77 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ACADEDMY DOVER CIC→ 14448000 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-01-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Registered office
18 Lower Bridge Street
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 2LG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
MJC SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-02-03
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TEMPEST-MOGG, Daryl→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2010-01-05
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NG, Julian Kee Guan, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2010-01-05 · resigned 2016-02-01
TEMPEST-MOGG, Brenden Dayne, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2010-01-05 · resigned 2016-02-01
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09