ACACIA EDUCATION LTD

💤Zombieactive
09060965 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-29
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£228
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £228
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,317 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£228
↓ 85% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 2.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-282024-08-28
Total assets£4.0k£6.1k
Current assets£14.3k£14.7k
Cash—£669
Debtors£14.3k£14.1k
Net assets£228£1.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-07-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-07-23
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-08-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-08-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-08-22
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2022-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2020-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-06-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-06-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2020-06-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2020-06-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2014-05-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ACACIA EDUCATION LTD
  22. 2014-05-29
    ➕
    GORMAN, Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Andrew Simon Davey
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/05/2016
Miss Rebekah Jade Gorman
Individual · British · DOB 01/1992 · age 34
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/05/2016
Louise Gorman
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Positive Practice Accountants
1 Primet Hill
Colne
Lancashire
BB8 9NF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last made up to: 2025-08-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GORMAN, Louise→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-05-29
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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-08-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-12