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COLOURFULLY ENGAGED LTD

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07613469 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-26
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 Apr 2023
Net worth
£8.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
51/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 51/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
No filing history
0
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
51/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
70
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,790
Cash YoY
+23092%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£25k
↑ 23092% YoY
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 828% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£15k£22k£29k£37kApr 2022Apr 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-04-302022-04-30
Total assets£8.8k£947
Current assets£24.8k£36.5k
Cash£24.8k£107
Debtors£36.4k
Net assets£8.8k£947

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.

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Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand
  1. 2011-04-26
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    Company incorporated
    As COLOURFULLY ENGAGED LTD

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2025-10-10

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

10 Euston Road
Northampton
NN4 8DT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-01-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-10-10OVERDUE
Last: 2024-09-26