BARNABAS EDUCATION SERVICES CIC

💤Zombieactive

09456689 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-02-24

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Educational support services

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-10-29
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accounts · AA
2024-12-06
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accounts · AA
2023-11-14
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accounts · AA
2022-11-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-01
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officers · AP03
2020-06-28
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officers · TM02
2020-06-28
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officers · TM01
2020-06-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-06-26
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HALL, Michael John, Father appointed
secretary
2020-06-26
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HALL, Elizabeth Anne resigned
secretary
2020-06-26
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HALL, Elizabeth Anne resigned
director
2019-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-06-24
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accounts · AA
2016-03-03
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annual-return · AR01
2015-02-24
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Company incorporated
As BARNABAS EDUCATION SERVICES CIC
2015-02-24
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HALL, Michael John, Father appointed
director
2015-02-24
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HALL, Elizabeth Anne appointed
secretary
2015-02-24
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HALL, Elizabeth Anne appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Father Michael John Hall Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	24/02/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Elizabeth Anne Hallceased 26/06/2020· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2015-02-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

12 Smith House Lane

Brighouse

West Yorkshire

HD6 2JY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-10

Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HALL, Michael John, Father→

secretary · appointed 2020-06-26

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Active

HALL, Michael John, Father→

director · ~67y · appointed 2015-02-24

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Active

HALL, Elizabeth Anne→

secretary · appointed 2015-02-24 · resigned 2020-06-26

Resigned

HALL, Elizabeth Anne→

director · ~67y · appointed 2015-02-24 · resigned 2020-06-26

Resigned

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