COMMON GOAL (UK) LTD

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07304812 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-07-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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 (3 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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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
Average employees200100

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
5
filings
  • • 5 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 5 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-05-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-05-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-05-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-04-20
    ➕
    CONNOR, Mary Rose appointed
    director
  7. 2026-04-20
    ➕
    SPRINGBORG, George Daniel appointed
    director
  8. 2026-04-20
    ➖
    AXSTER, Johannes Heinrich August resigned
    director
  9. 2026-04-20
    ➖
    BORKOVIC, Vladimir, Dr resigned
    director
  10. 2026-04-20
    ➖
    GRIESBECK, Jurgen Harry resigned
    director
  11. 2026-03-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2025-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2025-07-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-07-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2022-07-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-09-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-08-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2020-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  25. 2015-01-23
    ➖
    HATTON, Damian John, Dr resigned
    director
  26. 2010-07-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COMMON GOAL (UK) LTD
  27. 2010-07-05
    ➕
    WHITE, Roy William appointed
    director
  28. 2010-07-05
    ➕
    AXSTER, Johannes Heinrich August appointed
    director
  29. 2010-07-05
    ➕
    BORKOVIC, Vladimir, Dr appointed
    director
  30. 2010-07-05
    ➕
    GRIESBECK, Jurgen Harry appointed
    director
  31. 2010-07-05
    ➕
    HATTON, Damian John, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: AXSTER, Johannes Heinrich August resigned 2026-04-20; BORKOVIC, Vladimir, Dr resigned 2026-04-20; GRIESBECK, Jurgen Harry resigned 2026-04-20

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Johannes Axster
Individual · German · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
—25–50%25-50% voting05/07/2016
Mr Vladimir Borkovic
Individual · German · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
—25–50%25-50% voting05/07/2016
Mr Jurgen Griesbeck
Individual · German · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
—25–50%25-50% voting05/07/2016
Mr Roy William White
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
—25–50%25-50% voting05/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-07-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 3, Roman Way Bath Business Park
Peasedown St. John
Bath
BA2 8SG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

CONNOR, Mary Rose→
director · ~45y · appointed 2026-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPRINGBORG, George Daniel→
director · ~44y · appointed 2026-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITE, Roy William→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AXSTER, Johannes Heinrich August→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-07-05 · resigned 2026-04-20
Resigned
BORKOVIC, Vladimir, Dr→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-07-05 · resigned 2026-04-20
Resigned
GRIESBECK, Jurgen Harry→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-07-05 · resigned 2026-04-20
Resigned
HATTON, Damian John, Dr→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-07-05 · resigned 2015-01-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-08