AXCEL BUSINESS COLLEGE UK LIMITED
- 85600Educational support services
Opportunity 73/100 (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 -75% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-30.5k | £-29.8k |
| Current assets | £993 | £4.0k |
| Cash | £993 | £4.0k |
| Net assets | £-30.5k | £-29.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-09-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-06-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-03-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-16➕EL-SERAFY, Ahmed, Mr. appointedsecretary
- 2013-11-21🏢Company incorporatedAs AXCEL BUSINESS COLLEGE UK LIMITED
- 2013-11-21➕HASSAN, Samia appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Samia Hassan Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Samy Hasanceased 16/11/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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