AKATEMIA COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

🌳Matureactive

07720511 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-07-27

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Educational support services

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-06-23
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officers · AP01
2026-06-18
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officers · AP01
2026-05-11
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officers · TM01
2026-01-24
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FARENDEN, Andrew Sebastian Charles appointed
director
2026-01-24
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FINLEY, Simon appointed
director
2026-01-24
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GOODSELL, Robert Charles resigned
director
2025-08-07
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accounts · AA
2024-07-29
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officers · TM01
2024-07-29
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-29
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officers · TM01
2024-07-08
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JAGPAL, Gurpreet Singh, Professor resigned
director
2024-07-08
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RIVERS, Adrian resigned
director
2024-06-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-06-25
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-06-25
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-25
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
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ROBINSON, Graham Michael, Dr resigned
director
2023-02-22
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POSTLE, Aimee Louise appointed
director
2022-05-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-25
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RIVERS, Adrian appointed
director
2022-02-07
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address · AD01
2021-10-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-07
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VETTRAINO, Elinor O'Hara, Dr appointed
director
2020-01-07
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JAGPAL, Gurpreet Singh, Professor appointed
director
2011-07-27
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Company incorporated
As AKATEMIA COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
2011-07-27
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FLETCHER, Alison Vivian appointed
director
2011-07-27
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GOODSELL, Robert Charles appointed
director
2011-07-27
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ROBINSON, Graham Michael, Dr appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Elinor O'Hara Vettraino Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	08/07/2024

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Adrian Riversceased 08/07/2024· significant influence
Mr Robert Charles Goodsellceased 23/01/2024· significant influence
Mr Robert Charles Goodsellceased 25/07/2016· significant influence

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

Incorporated2011-07-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

120 Cockfosters Road

Barnet

EN4 0DZ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-27

Last: 2025-07-13