ACE LEARNING PLUS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08583291 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-25
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£62.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
34 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £62,434
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,843 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£62k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£69k
↓ 5.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£29k£44k£59k£73kJun 2024Jun 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£62.4k£70.3k
Current assets£69.2k£73.4k
Net assets£62.4k£70.3k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-09-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-11-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-03-10
    ➖
    ASHIRU, Opeoluwa Adunni resigned
    director
  16. 2016-11-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2016-11-18
    ➕
    ADEDAPO, Modupe Iyabo appointed
    director
  18. 2016-11-17
    ➖
    ADEDAPO, Modupe Iyabo resigned
    director
  19. 2016-11-17
    ➕
    ASHIRU, Opeoluwa Adunni appointed
    director
  20. 2013-06-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE LEARNING PLUS LIMITED
  21. 2013-06-25
    ➕
    ADEDAPO, Modupe Iyabo 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mrs Modupe Iyabo Adedapo
Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Education & training · M postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
A F HAIR ACADEMY LTD→
17071232 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
ABT COACHING LTD→
15261741 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ABUNDANCE LEARNING LTD→
12621602 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
ACADEMIQMAESTRO LTD→
16546890 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ACADEMY 4 LIMITED→
10011258 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————10y——
ACCELERATE ME CIC→
12855045 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
ACCENT ACADEMY LTD→
16544836 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ACCESS EDUCATION NETWORK LTD→
16621774 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ACE EDUCATION MANCHESTER LTD→
14203854 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ACHIEVABLE EDUCATION LTD→
14597636 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ACHIEVING POSITIVE OUTCOMES CIC→
11390857 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
ACP CHILD MINDING LIMITED→
14358867 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

59 Wellington Street
Manchester
M18 8TX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ADEDAPO, Modupe Iyabo→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADEDAPO, Modupe Iyabo→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-06-25 · resigned 2016-11-17
Resigned
ASHIRU, Opeoluwa Adunni→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-11-17 · resigned 2017-03-10
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-17