ACTION FOR CONGO'S MOTHERS AND CHILDREN LTD

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07590368 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-04-04

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£13.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Cultural education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

41 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £13,633

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£14k

↑ 3.7% YoY

Current Assets

£521

↓ 28% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£13.6k	£13.1k
Current assets	£521	£728
Net assets	£13.6k	£13.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-05-05
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-22
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-09-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-01-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-10-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-01-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-18
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2016-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-04-09
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2011-10-31
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EVANS, Angelica appointed
director
2011-10-24
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BRACKEN, Dolores appointed
director
2011-10-24
➕
FREELING-WILKINSON, David Edward appointed
director
2011-10-24
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FREELING-WILKINSON, David resigned
secretary
2011-09-15
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FREELING-WILKINSON, David appointed
secretary
2011-09-14
➖
BIKALE, Deo Gracias resigned
secretary
2011-09-14
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WILKINSON, Josee resigned
secretary
2011-04-04
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Company incorporated
As ACTION FOR CONGO'S MOTHERS AND CHILDREN LTD
2011-04-04
➕
WILKINSON, Josee appointed
director
2011-04-04
➕
BIKALE, Deo Gracias appointed
secretary
2011-04-04
➕
WILKINSON, Josee appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Josee Wilkinson Individual · British · DOB 04/1949 · age 77	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2011-04-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

4 Elmdon Grange

Elmdon Park

Solihull

West Midlands

B92 9EL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-17OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-03

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

BRACKEN, Dolores→

director · ~68y · appointed 2011-10-24

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Active

EVANS, Angelica→

director · ~62y · appointed 2011-10-31

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Active

FREELING-WILKINSON, David Edward→

director · ~76y · appointed 2011-10-24

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Active

WILKINSON, Josee→

director · ~77y · appointed 2011-04-04

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Active

BIKALE, Deo Gracias→

secretary · appointed 2011-04-04 · resigned 2011-09-14

Resigned

FREELING-WILKINSON, David→

secretary · appointed 2011-09-15 · resigned 2011-10-24

Resigned

WILKINSON, Josee→

secretary · appointed 2011-04-04 · resigned 2011-09-14

Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-05-05

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-04-22