ADORA FOUNDATION LTD

🌳Matureactive
08278784 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-11-02
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£6.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
49 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,779
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,722 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£15k£23k£30k£38kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£6.8k£19.5k
Current assets£15.6k£37.8k
Net assets£6.8k£19.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-11-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-11-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-11-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-08-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-20
    ➖
    FOROUGHI, Farnam resigned
    director
  15. 2018-02-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-02-14
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-02-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2015-11-10
    ➕
    HITCHINS, Mark Sebastian appointed
    director
  19. 2015-08-15
    ➕
    QALAM, Abdelhakim appointed
    director
  20. 2015-08-14
    ➖
    BEECKMAN, Katrien Marie-Louise Renee, Dr resigned
    director
  21. 2013-11-25
    ➕
    FOROUGHI, Farnam appointed
    director
  22. 2013-09-24
    ➕
    BEECKMAN, Katrien Marie-Louise Renee, Dr appointed
    director
  23. 2012-11-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADORA FOUNDATION LTD
  24. 2012-11-02
    ➕
    VELASCO, Ismael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ismael Velasco
Individual · Mexican · DOB 12/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest02/11/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Farnam Foroughiceased 01/02/2018· 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
Incorporated2012-11-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

9 Forester Road
Nottingham
NG3 6LP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HITCHINS, Mark Sebastian→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
QALAM, Abdelhakim→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VELASCO, Ismael→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEECKMAN, Katrien Marie-Louise Renee, Dr→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-09-24 · resigned 2015-08-14
Resigned
FOROUGHI, Farnam→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-11-25 · resigned 2018-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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address · AD01
2026-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-25