ACME EDUCATION UK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09039470 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-14
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-83.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
- 85600Educational support services
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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, 4 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £83,548
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£84k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-64.8k | £-64.8k |
| Debtors | £1.7k | £1.7k |
| Net assets | £-83.5k | £-83.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-09➖ABUBAKAR, Muzamil Isoiza resigneddirector
- 2026-01-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-23➕ABUBAKAR, Muzamil Isoiza appointeddirector
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-03-10➕ABUBAKAR, Muzamil Isoiza appointeddirector
- 2023-03-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-05-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-05-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ACME EDUCATION UK LIMITED
- 2014-05-14➕ABUBAKAR, Hassanat appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Hassanat Abubarkar Individual · Nigerian · DOB 12/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence | 14/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Registered office
Unit 13 Bramingham Business Centre
Enterprise Way
Luton
LU3 4BU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
ABUBAKAR, Hassanat→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-05-14
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ABUBAKAR, Muzamil Isoiza→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2026-01-23
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ABUBAKAR, Muzamil Isoiza→
Resigneddirector · ~26y · appointed 2023-03-10 · resigned 2026-02-09
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-19