ACADEMIA2LINK LTD
💤Zombieactive
08860458 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-24
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86900Other human health activities
- 87200Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-20➕KAZEEM, Amdalat appointeddirector
- 2023-07-20➖KAZEEM, Aliyu resigneddirector
- 2023-07-20➕KAZEEM, Amdalat appointeddirector
- 2023-07-20➖KAZEEM, Amdalat resigneddirector
- 2023-04-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-04-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Just Cash Flow PLC
- 2014-02-25➕KAZEEM, Aliyu appointeddirector
- 2014-02-25➖KAZEEM, Amdalat resigneddirector
- 2014-02-21➖ADEPOJU, Samson Idowu resignedsecretary
- 2014-02-21➖KAZEEM, Aliyu resigneddirector
- 2014-02-18➕ADEPOJU, Samson Idowu appointedsecretary
- 2014-02-18➕KAZEEM, Amdalat appointeddirector
- 2014-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADEMIA2LINK LTD
- 2014-01-24➕KAZEEM, Aliyu appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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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Mrs Amdalat Kazeem Individual · Irish · DOB 09/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/07/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Aliyu Kazeemceased 20/07/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
79 College Road
Harrow
HA1 1BD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
KAZEEM, Amdalat→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ADEPOJU, Samson Idowu→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-02-18 · resigned 2014-02-21
KAZEEM, Aliyu→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-02-25 · resigned 2023-07-20
KAZEEM, Aliyu→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-01-24 · resigned 2014-02-21
KAZEEM, Amdalat→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-07-20 · resigned 2023-07-20
KAZEEM, Amdalat→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2014-02-18 · resigned 2014-02-25
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Just Cash Flow Just Cash Flow PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/10/2019 | 06/04/2023 |
Recent filings (48 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-24