CLUB LEARNING LTD
💤Zombieactive
08568789 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-13
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £0 | — |
| Net assets | £0 | — |
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
4
filings
- • 2 miscellaneous
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 miscellaneous
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-14📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2026-05-14📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2026-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-07-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-03-05➖STEELE, George resigneddirector
- 2020-09-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-09-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-09-22📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-13🏢Company incorporatedAs CLUB LEARNING LTD
- 2013-06-13➕YORK, Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2013-06-13➕YORK, Christopher Rodney appointeddirector
- 2013-06-13➕STEELE, George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr George Steele Individual · British · DOB 04/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 22/09/2020 |
Mr Chris York Individual · British · DOB 10/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 22/09/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJM SPORTS LIMITED→ 15700579 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BREAKTHROUGH APPROACH LTD→ 15168965 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BRYANSTON SCHOOL→ 00226143 · est 1927 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 98y | — | — |
| BUGFEST LIMITED→ 11318589 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BUGS, BONES & BOTANY CIC→ 16783247 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CETI ALPHA 5 LTD.→ 15959336 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CLEARER HORIZONS CIC→ 14935507 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CREATORX VENTURES LTD→ 16707926 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DAIT 4 CHANGE C.I.C.→ 13998866 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| DESTINATION:OPERA CIC→ 14877379 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DIVE BEYOND LTD→ 12245993 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| DIVERCITY SCUBA LTD→ 11640386 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
The Old Post Office Blandford Road
Shillingstone
Shillingstone
Dorset
DT11 0SF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
YORK, Christopher Rodney→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2013-06-13
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STEELE, George→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2013-06-13 · resigned 2021-03-05
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Recent filings (36 total)
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-05-14
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27