ADVANCE LEARNING CENTRE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07218539 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-09
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£13.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,409
Cash YoY
+16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↑ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£13k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£9k£11k£14kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£13.4k£9.1k
Current assets£14.3k£10.8k
Cash£9.6k£8.3k
Debtors£4.7k£2.5k
Net assets£13.4k£9.1k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-08-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2018-09-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-09-21
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    officers · AP03
  14. 2018-09-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-09-12
    ➕
    SADDIQUE, Arif Mohammed appointed
    secretary
  16. 2018-09-12
    ➕
    SADDIQUE, Arif Mohammed appointed
    director
  17. 2018-09-12
    ➖
    ALYAS, Ruksana resigned
    director
  18. 2018-09-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-04-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2011-10-19
    ➕
    ALYAS, Ruksana appointed
    director
  21. 2011-09-23
    ➖
    ALYAS, Ruksana resigned
    secretary
  22. 2011-09-23
    ➖
    ALYAS, Ruksana resigned
    director
  23. 2011-09-07
    ➕
    ALYAS, Ruksana appointed
    secretary
  24. 2011-09-07
    ➖
    MOHAMMED, Shakeel resigned
    secretary
  25. 2011-09-07
    ➕
    ALYAS, Ruksana appointed
    director
  26. 2011-09-07
    ➖
    MOHAMMED, Shakeel resigned
    director
  27. 2010-04-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCE LEARNING CENTRE LIMITED
  28. 2010-04-09
    ➕
    MOHAMMED, Shakeel appointed
    secretary
  29. 2010-04-09
    ➕
    MOHAMMED, Shakeel 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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Arif Mohammed Saddique
Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest12/09/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Ruksana Alyasceased 12/09/2018· significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2010-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

27 Manchester Road
Nelson
BB9 7JD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

SADDIQUE, Arif Mohammed→
secretary · appointed 2018-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SADDIQUE, Arif Mohammed→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALYAS, Ruksana→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-07 · resigned 2011-09-23
Resigned
MOHAMMED, Shakeel→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-09 · resigned 2011-09-07
Resigned
ALYAS, Ruksana→
director · ~41y · appointed 2011-10-19 · resigned 2018-09-12
Resigned
ALYAS, Ruksana→
director · ~41y · appointed 2011-09-07 · resigned 2011-09-23
Resigned
MOHAMMED, Shakeel→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-04-09 · resigned 2011-09-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-29