A E C TUTORS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07977644 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-31.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £31,766
Cash YoY
+65%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£24k
↑ 65% YoY
Net Worth
-£32k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£43k
↑ 7.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£32k-£17k-£2k£13k£28k£43kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£5.3k£28.1k
Current assets£42.7k£39.8k
Cash£24.0k£14.6k
Debtors£18.7k£25.2k
Net assets£-31.8k£-26.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-02-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-03-06
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    Company incorporated
    As A E C TUTORS LTD
  17. 2012-03-06
    HUSSAIN, Zaheer appointed
    director
  18. 2012-03-06
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  19. 2012-03-06
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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 Zaheer Hussain
Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

19-20 Bourne Court Southend Road
Woodford Green
Essex
IG8 8HD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Zaheer
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-03-06
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Active
KAHAN, Barbara
director · ~95y · appointed 2012-03-06 · resigned 2012-03-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-10