CULTIV8 LTD

🌳Matureactive
07859313 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-31
Average employees1000

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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  2. 2025-10-30
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  3. 2025-01-30
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  4. 2024-10-31
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  5. 2023-10-31
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  6. 2022-08-04
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  7. 2022-04-13
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  8. 2022-04-06
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    address · AD01
  9. 2021-10-27
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  10. 2021-10-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-10-01
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    ANDERSON, Lucy Ann appointed
    director
  12. 2021-07-31
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  13. 2020-11-18
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  14. 2020-10-31
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  15. 2019-10-07
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  16. 2019-07-30
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  17. 2019-07-02
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  18. 2019-06-30
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    JAFERY, Syed Raschid Husain appointed
    director
  19. 2019-06-30
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    KAYANI, Kamran resigned
    director
  20. 2011-11-24
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    Company incorporated
    As CULTIV8 LTD
  21. 2011-11-24
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    KAYANI, Kamran appointed
    director
  22. 2011-11-24
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    KAYANI, Mahnoor Selen appointed
    director
  23. 2011-11-24
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    KAYANI, Mahnoor Selen resigned
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Syed Raschid Husain Jafery
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kamran Kayaniceased 30/06/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2011-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Turnpike House
18 Bridge Street
Frome
BA11 1BB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ANDERSON, Lucy Ann→
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-10-01
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Active
JAFERY, Syed Raschid Husain→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-06-30
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Active
KAYANI, Kamran→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-11-24 · resigned 2019-06-30
Resigned
KAYANI, Mahnoor Selen→
director · ~33y · appointed 2011-11-24 · resigned 2011-11-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-27