ASPIRE BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09206695 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-08
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
44 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.
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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1300 | 1300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-09-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-19➖BULLOCK, Gillian resigneddirector
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-08📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2019-10-22📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2019-10-22📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2018-07-20➖MOCZULSKI, Louise Michelle resignedsecretary
- 2018-07-20➖MOCZULSKI, Louise Michelle resigneddirector
- 2014-09-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ASPIRE BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2014-09-08➕MAHER, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2014-09-08➕MOCZULSKI, Louise Michelle appointedsecretary
- 2014-09-08➕BULLOCK, Gillian appointeddirector
- 2014-09-08➕MOCZULSKI, Louise Michelle 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
50/100
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.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Daniel James Maher Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 19/08/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Gillian Bullockceased 19/08/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A ROBINSON MEDICAL SERVICES LTD→ 11975880 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ACADEMY CHILDCARE LTD→ 12488835 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ADVENTURE IN MUSIC CIC→ 16883299 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATOZMEDIX C.I.C.→ 16606908 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AUTOHOW LIMITED→ 16475656 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AZA MINIBUSES LTD→ 16509907 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BABY BLOSSOMS C.I.C.→ 16459671 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BABY BOOM CLASS LTD→ 13535325 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BABY GAGA LTD→ 12889631 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BASE ACADEMY TRUST→ 10227910 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BE THE CHANGE YOUTH PROJECT CIC→ 13042122 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BE TROPICAL CAFE TOGETHER C.I.C.→ 14521340 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
Egerton Business Centre Blackburn Road
Egerton
Bolton
BL7 9RP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
MAHER, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2014-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOCZULSKI, Louise Michelle→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-09-08 · resigned 2018-07-20
BULLOCK, Gillian→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-09-08 · resigned 2023-08-19
MOCZULSKI, Louise Michelle→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2014-09-08 · resigned 2018-07-20
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Recent filings (44 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-01