DEO VOLENTE SINGERS CIC
🌳Matureactive
08688162 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-09-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-4.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -51% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,739
Cash draining
Cash down 51% YoY
Cash YoY
-51%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£102
↓ 51% YoY
Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£102
↓ 89% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-3.0k | £-1.2k |
| Current assets | £102 | £895 |
| Cash | £102 | £207 |
| Debtors | — | £688 |
| Net assets | £-4.7k | £-3.6k |
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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2024-11-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-12➕LAXTON, Deborah Janaice appointeddirector
- 2024-11-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-08✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-31➖LAXTON, Deborah Janaice resigneddirector
- 2022-12-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-14➖HARVEY, David Ralph resigneddirector
- 2020-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-22➖MCKEOWN, Maureen Joan resigneddirector
- 2019-05-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-03-01➕HARVEY, David Ralph appointeddirector
- 2017-03-01➕MCKEOWN, Maureen Joan appointeddirector
- 2013-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs DEO VOLENTE SINGERS CIC
- 2013-09-12➕LAXTON, Nathan Lee appointeddirector
- 2013-09-12➕LAXTON, Deborah Janaice appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-11-08: certificate-change-of-name-company
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Active · Education & training · CA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUMBRIA CLINICAL TRAINING LIMITED→ 16600963 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CUMBRIA CREDITS→ 04409637 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| CUMBRIA DRIVING ACADEMY LTD→ 14393234 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CUMBRIA PRIMARY HEADTEACHERS' ASSOCIATION→ 09223473 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| CUMBRIA TRAINING ALLIANCE LTD→ 14575726 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CUMBRIA YOUTH ALLIANCE→ 03819033 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| DANCE AHEAD CIC→ 16617185 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DANDELION COACHING COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY→ 13781359 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| DBFY EDUCATION LTD→ 14417363 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DENS, DAISIES & DISCOVERIES CIC→ 16102669 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DISTRICT TUITION LIMITED→ 13826820 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| EAGLESFIELD PADDLE CE PRIMARY ACADEMY→ 07635527 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
106 Castlesteads Drive
Carlisle
CA2 7XD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
LAXTON, Deborah Janaice→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-11-12
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LAXTON, Nathan Lee→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2013-09-12
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HARVEY, David Ralph→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2020-11-14
LAXTON, Deborah Janaice→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-09-12 · resigned 2022-12-31
MCKEOWN, Maureen Joan→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2019-06-22
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2024-11-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-12
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-07