CAMBRIDGE EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL CENTRE LTD

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08687755 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-12
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
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
35 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-09
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2026-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-09-25
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    LI, Kwok Wah resigned
    director
  6. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-04-18
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    WHITEBREAD, David George, Dr resigned
    director
  10. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-02
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-09-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-29
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    LI, Kwok Wah appointed
    director
  16. 2020-05-29
    ➕
    WHITEBREAD, David George, Dr appointed
    director
  17. 2019-11-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-09-12
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    Company incorporated
    As CAMBRIDGE EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL CENTRE LTD
  21. 2013-09-12
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Hongmei Diana, Dr 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

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Hongmei Diana Dickinson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

St John's Innovation Centre Cowley Road
Milton
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB4 0WS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DICKINSON, Hongmei Diana, Dr→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-09-12
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Active
LI, Kwok Wah→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-05-29 · resigned 2024-09-25
Resigned
WHITEBREAD, David George, Dr→
director · ~78y · appointed 2020-05-29 · resigned 2023-04-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2026-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08