ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED ENTREPRENEURS (UK)

💤Zombieactive
07751852 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-08-24
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, 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 (79/100)

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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-12-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-15
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2019-11-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2019-08-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-08-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED ENTREPRENEURS (UK)
  17. 2011-08-24
    ➕
    ADAIKALAM, Joseph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — 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

78/100
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 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joesph Adaikalam
Individual · Malaysian · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares22/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Education & training · TS postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
ACCL EDUCATION LIMITED→
12518419 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————6y——
AP SUPPORT ASSESSMENTS LTD→
14209445 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ASIC GLOBAL LTD→
07882636 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
————14y——
ASIC UK LTD→
06040297 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
————19y——
ASPIRE TECHNICAL TRAINING & ASSESSMENT LIMITED→
11049522 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
ASPLIN NORTH EAST LIMITED→
09025929 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
ASTAM GLOBAL OVERSEAS LIMITED→
16486776 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
BLACKHALL CRICKET CLUB JUNIORS CIC→
16354801 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
BLAST FURNACE PROJECTS LTD→
14287306 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
BLAST PROGRAMME LIMITED→
09243206 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
BLENCO CONNECT LTD→
16609009 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
BOAL’S HAULAGE LTD→
16174162 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2011-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

51-53 Oxbridge Lane
Stockton-On-Tees
TS18 4AP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ADAIKALAM, Joseph→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-11-15