CAM-ERA CULTURE EXCHANGE LIMITED

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07957038 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-21
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-10.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 2 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
37 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £10,002
Cash YoY
+98%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↑ 98% YoY
Net Worth
-£10k
↑ 48% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£19k-£14k-£8k-£2k£3k£9kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£-10.0k£-19.1k
Cash£8.8k£4.4k
Net assets£-10.0k£-19.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-10-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-10-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-10-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-02-21
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    Company incorporated
    As CAM-ERA CULTURE EXCHANGE LIMITED
  17. 2012-02-21
    GAO, Yan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Yan Gao
Individual · Chinese · DOB 01/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

C/O Tc Thompson Taraz Rand Suite 20, New Cambridge House
Bassingbourn Road
Litlington
Cambridgeshire
SG8 0SS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GAO, Yan
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-02-21
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Recent filings (37 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-11