A OAKAN TUTORS LTD
💤Zombieactive
09319018 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-19
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£8.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Post-secondary non-tertiary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £8,016
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£956
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.0k | — |
| Current assets | £956 | — |
| Net assets | £8.0k | — |
| Average employees | — | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-26📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-24➖KANU, Justice resignedsecretary
- 2015-02-24➖KANU, Abimbola resigneddirector
- 2014-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs A OAKAN TUTORS LTD
- 2014-11-19➕KANU, Alago Ogbonnaya appointeddirector
- 2014-11-19➕KANU, Justice appointedsecretary
- 2014-11-19➕KANU, Abimbola appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alago Kanu Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ACADEMY OF COMPUTER AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCE EDUCATION GREAT BRITAIN→ 06313518 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ACTIONS FOR CHANGES COMMUNITY CIC→ 13194064 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADRENALINE SPORTS C.I.C.→ 11548491 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ADVANCED SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 16859493 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85410 — Post-secondary non-tertiary education
Registered office
7 George Lovell Drive
Enfield
Middlesex
EN3 6WA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
KANU, Alago Ogbonnaya→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2014-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KANU, Justice→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-11-19 · resigned 2015-02-24
KANU, Abimbola→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2014-11-19 · resigned 2015-02-24
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Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2020-08-26