ANACAPA ACADEMY LTD

💤Zombieactive
07388531 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-27
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: General secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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 (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,283
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£321
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£1k-£962-£641-£321£0£321Sept 2022Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302022-09-30
Total assets£-1.3k£-1.3k
Cash£321£321
Net assets£-1.3k£-1.3k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-06-01
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2024-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-09-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-09-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANACAPA ACADEMY LTD
  17. 2010-09-27
    ➕
    KHAN, Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  18. 2010-09-27
    ➕
    KHAN, Leslie appointed
    director
  19. 2010-09-27
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  20. 2010-09-27
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Leslie Khan
Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Elizabeth Khan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2010-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

Oak House
317 Golden Hill Lane
Leyland
PR25 2YJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

KHAN, Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2010-09-27
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Active
KHAN, Leslie→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-09-27
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Active
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-09-27 · resigned 2010-09-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-09
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01