ACADEMY ONE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09301259 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-07
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£20.4k
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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
40 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,413

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£20k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£66k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£29k£44k£59k£73kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-292023-11-29
Total assets£44.4k£41.9k
Current assets£65.8k£73.3k
Net assets£20.4k£17.0k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-07-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-10-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-08-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-08-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-05-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2016-10-31
    ➖
    KEMP, Richard John resigned
    director
  18. 2016-07-25
    ➕
    KEMP, Richard John appointed
    director
  19. 2016-07-18
    ➖
    RAMSAY, Keith resigned
    director
  20. 2014-11-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACADEMY ONE LIMITED
  21. 2014-11-07
    ➕
    CHALLINOR, Tracie appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-11-07
    ➕
    WILCOCK, Sara Louise appointed
    director
  23. 2014-11-07
    ➕
    RAMSAY, Keith appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sara Louise Wilcock
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares26/07/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Office 1 Brunswick House
Brunswick Way
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 4BN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last made up to: 2024-11-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CHALLINOR, Tracie→
secretary · appointed 2014-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILCOCK, Sara Louise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEMP, Richard John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-07-25 · resigned 2016-10-31
Resigned
RAMSAY, Keith→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-11-07 · resigned 2016-07-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-15