SYNAP LEARNING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08862590 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-27
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-275.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £275,773
Cash YoY
-26%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£63k
↓ 26% YoY
Net Worth
-£276k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£213k
↓ 8.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£276k-£174k-£73k£28k£130k£231kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£-234.5k£-166.4k
Current assets£212.7k£231.1k
Cash£63.2k£85.3k
Debtors£149.5k£145.8k
Net assets£-275.8k£-239.7k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2025-12-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  3. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-21
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-04-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-01
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    address · AD01
  12. 2019-10-15
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2019-10-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2019-09-13
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2019-09-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Fundertas Limited
  16. 2019-08-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2019-08-28
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    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  18. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-02-22
    ➕
    ALLSOPP, Gregory appointed
    director
  21. 2018-02-22
    ➕
    BERKS, Graham Leslie appointed
    director
  22. 2018-02-22
    ➕
    CLARKE, Stuart James appointed
    director
  23. 2018-02-22
    ➕
    PEARCE, David Adam Schofield, Dr. appointed
    director
  24. 2014-01-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SYNAP LEARNING LIMITED
  25. 2014-01-27
    ➕
    GUPTA, James Praveen appointed
    director
  26. 2014-01-27
    ➕
    VAIYANI, Omair appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Praveen Gupta
Individual · British · DOB 05/1991 · age 35
——sig. influencesignificant influence26/04/2016
Mr Omair Vaiyani
Individual · British · DOB 07/1992 · age 34
——sig. influencesignificant influence26/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Castleton Mill
Castleton Close
Leeds
LS12 2DR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)

ALLSOPP, Gregory→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BERKS, Graham Leslie→
director · ~72y · appointed 2018-02-22
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Active
CLARKE, Stuart James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-02-22
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Active
GUPTA, James Praveen→
director · ~35y · appointed 2014-01-27
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Active
PEARCE, David Adam Schofield, Dr.→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-02-22
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Active
VAIYANI, Omair→
director · ~34y · appointed 2014-01-27
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Fundertas
Fundertas Limited
A registered charge—10/09/201916/12/2025

Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-11