MAGICKA SCHOOL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08626266 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-26
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    capital · SH08
  2. 2026-04-23
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-24
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-01
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-10
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-19
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-11
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-11-10
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-01-20
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-03-23
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-12
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-01-02
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    BROAD, Keith resigned
    director
  15. 2015-09-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-04-24
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-09-01
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    KATZ, Marcus appointed
    director
  18. 2013-07-26
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    Company incorporated
    As MAGICKA SCHOOL LIMITED
  19. 2013-07-26
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    GOODWIN, Andrea appointed
    director
  20. 2013-07-26
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    KATZ, Brina appointed
    director
  21. 2013-07-26
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    BROAD, Keith appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 66. 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Marcus Katz
Individual · English · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Brina Katz
Individual · English · DOB 01/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Ms Andrea Goodwin
Individual · English · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Wood Cottage
Keswick
CA12 4NT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

GOODWIN, Andrea→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-07-26
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Active
KATZ, Brina→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-07-26
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Active
KATZ, Marcus→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-09-01
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Active
BROAD, Keith→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-07-26 · resigned 2016-01-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-07