COLLEGE 1957 LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08677588 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-05
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-05 | 2024-09-05 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2013-09-05🏢Company incorporatedAs COLLEGE 1957 LIMITED
- 2013-09-05➕BAKER, Keith Roy appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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 69 — 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
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Keith Roy Baker Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BONSAI LIMITED→ 16861268 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| BROARDWAY 1965 LIMITED→ 08717980 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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| CLUB KERALA LIMITED→ 09127282 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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| COLEFORD YOUTH AND COMMUNITY HUB CIC→ 09253265 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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| COLLECTIVE LAW LIMITED→ 02382348 · est 1989 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 36y | — | — |
| COMBE DOWN (BATH) ALLOTMENTS CIC→ 16378855 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
176 College Road
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 0EZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last made up to: 2025-09-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
BAKER, Keith Roy→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2013-09-05
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-05