EC ENGLISH MANCHESTER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08310754 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£2.92M
year to Dec 2023
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: strategic trade sale (70/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.6y

95/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £441,650

Key financials

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

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-12-31
Turnover£2.92M
Gross profit£982.1k
Operating profit£449.5k
Profit before tax£441.6k
Average employees1600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-06
    ➖
    VASSALLO, Michelle resigned
    director
  3. 2026-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-15
    ➖
    NEISH, Therese Gemma resigned
    director
  5. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-07-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-02-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  8. 2025-02-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-09-25
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  11. 2024-09-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-09-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2024-09-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-07-15
    ➕
    NEISH, Therese Gemma appointed
    director
  15. 2024-07-15
    ➖
    TIN, War War resigned
    director
  16. 2024-01-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2023-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-12-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2022-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2022-12-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2022-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-10-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2022-07-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  25. 2022-07-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2022-05-01
    ➕
    VASSALLO, Michelle appointed
    director
  27. 2022-05-01
    ➖
    XUEREB, Michael resigned
    director
  28. 2021-01-01
    ➖
    GIFFIN, Michael William resigned
    director
  29. 2021-01-01
    ➕
    TIN, War War appointed
    director
  30. 2020-10-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  31. 2017-09-01
    ➕
    GIFFIN, Michael William appointed
    director
  32. 2014-05-01
    ➖
    BONNETT, David resigned
    director
  33. 2012-11-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EC ENGLISH MANCHESTER LIMITED
  34. 2012-11-28
    ➕
    MANGION, Andrew appointed
    director
  35. 2012-11-28
    ➕
    BONNETT, David appointed
    director
  36. 2012-11-28
    ➕
    XUEREB, Michael appointed
    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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: NEISH, Therese Gemma resigned 2026-01-15; VASSALLO, Michelle resigned 2026-02-06

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Tennyson House
Cambridge Business Park
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB4 0WZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MANGION, Andrew→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BONNETT, David→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-11-28 · resigned 2014-05-01
Resigned
GIFFIN, Michael William→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-09-01 · resigned 2021-01-01
Resigned
NEISH, Therese Gemma→
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-07-15 · resigned 2026-01-15
Resigned
TIN, War War→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-01-01 · resigned 2024-07-15
Resigned
VASSALLO, Michelle→
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-05-01 · resigned 2026-02-06
Resigned
XUEREB, Michael→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-11-28 · resigned 2022-05-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—29/10/2020—
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Recent filings (64 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-02-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2024-09-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11