ACADEMY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07265674 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-05-26
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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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 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-12-30
    IORNEM, Kohol Shadrach, Prof appointed
    director
  3. 2025-12-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-12-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-12-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-12-03
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-12-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2025-11-30
    IORNEM, David, Prof. resigned
    secretary
  10. 2025-11-30
    IORNEM, David, Professor resigned
    director
  11. 2025-11-30
    OJUKWU, Elechi Ndubisi resigned
    director
  12. 2025-11-30
    OJUKWU, Patience Ugochi resigned
    director
  13. 2025-11-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2025-11-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2025-11-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2024-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-06-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-08-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2010-10-20
    OJUKWU, Elechi Ndubisi appointed
    director
  25. 2010-10-20
    OJUKWU, Patience Ugochi appointed
    director
  26. 2010-05-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACADEMY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  27. 2010-05-26
    IORNEM, David, Prof. appointed
    secretary
  28. 2010-05-26
    IORNEM, David, Professor 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 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-14

4 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: IORNEM, David, Prof. resigned 2025-11-30; IORNEM, David, Professor resigned 2025-11-30; OJUKWU, Elechi Ndubisi resigned 2025-11-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Prof Kohol Shadrach Iornem
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
sig. influencesignificant influence14/12/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Fanyam Barbara Iornemceased 14/12/2025· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
  • Dr Doo Mercy Iornemceased 01/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · 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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-05-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Offord Close
London
N17 0TE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-30

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

IORNEM, Kohol Shadrach, Prof
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-12-30
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Active
IORNEM, David, Prof.
secretary · appointed 2010-05-26 · resigned 2025-11-30
Resigned
IORNEM, David, Professor
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-05-26 · resigned 2025-11-30
Resigned
OJUKWU, Elechi Ndubisi
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-10-20 · resigned 2025-11-30
Resigned
OJUKWU, Patience Ugochi
director · ~49y · appointed 2010-10-20 · resigned 2025-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-02