KIX START COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
🌳Matureactive
09146855 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-07-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
31 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2014-07-24🏢Company incorporatedAs KIX START COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
- 2014-07-24➕HEARN, Sharon Anne appointeddirector
- 2014-07-24➕HEARN, Shaun Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sharon Anne Hearn Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Shaun Andrew Hearn Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLOBAL AWARDING EDUCATION→ 12032051 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| HELLENIC EUROPEAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL→ 13160269 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| HIGHBROW ACADEMY LIMITED→ 12489079 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| JURASSIC GYMNASTICS LTD→ 16249790 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| LEWESTON SCHOOL (SHERBORNE) LIMITED→ 16527132 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LITTLE DELWOOD LTD→ 11714145 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| LUCCOMBE EAQ LTD→ 11881183 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| M N E F LTD→ 12899195 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| M R GOLF LAB LTD→ 15592103 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| M.J.P. COMPANIES LTD→ 15395894 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| MEADOW BARN CARE FARM LTD→ 15795915 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| MENTORS (ENGLISH) LIMITED→ 05810734 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2014-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education
Registered office
24 Cornwall Road
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1RX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HEARN, Sharon Anne→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-07-24
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HEARN, Shaun Andrew→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-07-24
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-18