THE DENE ACADEMY
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2014-09-09📄gazette-dissolved-compulsarygazette · GAZ2
- 2014-09-09🏁Company dissolved
- 2014-05-20📄gazette-notice-compulsarygazette · GAZ1
- 2013-02-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2013-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs THE DENE ACADEMY
- 2013-01-24➕MASON, Linda appointedsecretary
- 2013-01-24➕COOK, Clare Louise appointeddirector
- 2013-01-24➕DAVISON, Diane appointeddirector
- 2013-01-24➕ROBINSON, Antony appointeddirector
- 2013-01-24➕SCOTT, Arthur Andrew Robertson appointeddirector
- 2013-01-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2014-09-09
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