ACADEMIES FINANCE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09214524 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-11
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
32 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.
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1000 | 1000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-04-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2017-04-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2016-01-11➖TAN, Kah Siong resigneddirector
- 2014-09-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADEMIES FINANCE LIMITED
- 2014-09-11➕OLOJEDE-NELSON, Rosaline appointeddirector
- 2014-09-11➕TAN, Kah Siong appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Rosaline Olojede-Nelson Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 01/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Education & training · EC postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A LITTLE SPARK OF LOVE CONSULTING LTD→ 16230021 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADVANCED ACADEMIC MENTORS LTD→ 15947147 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AELT LIMITED→ 07963994 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AFFIRM LIMITED→ 12777001 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AFG COLLECTIVE LTD→ 16780021 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AFRICAN EXPLORERS LTD→ 15661363 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AFRICAN GIFTED FOUNDATION→ 07061874 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| AFRICAN MYTHIC MEDICINE LTD→ 16849118 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AFTERMIND LABS LTD→ 17074485 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AGILE BUSINESS COLLEGE LTD→ 15561966 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AH&Z UK LIMITED→ 14223349 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AIEASYBOOKS LTD→ 16732237 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
6-7 St. Mary At Hill
St. Mary At Hill
London
EC3R 8EE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
OLOJEDE-NELSON, Rosaline→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2014-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAN, Kah Siong→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2014-09-11 · resigned 2016-01-11
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-30