2BEDUCATED LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07609388 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-19
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
£-6.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,210

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£6k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£6k£3k£12k£21k£31k£40kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£36.3k£37.8k
Current assets£39.7k£39.7k
Net assets£-6.2k£-4.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-18
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-10-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-02-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-20
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2024-07-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-01-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-08-11
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2023-07-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2023-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-07-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2022-07-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2022-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-06-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2011-04-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 2BEDUCATED LIMITED
  22. 2011-04-19
    ALLEN, Margaret appointed
    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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 65. 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 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: 2023-05-03

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Margaret Allen
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
sig. influencesignificant influence19/04/2017

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
Incorporated2011-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

22 Blackhorse Lane
Croydon
CR0 6RS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2023-05-03OVERDUE
Last: 2022-04-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ALLEN, Margaret
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-04-19
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Recent filings (38 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-11-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-07-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-08-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-07-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-07-12