ANIMATE EDUCATION LTD
💤Zombieactive
09673293 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-07
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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: 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-15📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-01-15📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-08-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2015-07-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ANIMATE EDUCATION LTD
- 2015-07-07➕KAPOOR, Namit appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Namit Kapoor Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/06/2023 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Pragun Kapurceased 30/06/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Neelam Kapurceased 30/06/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr Lalit Kapurceased 14/04/2023· 75-100% shares
- Mr Lalit Kapurceased 08/08/2019· 75-100% shares
- Mr Namit Kapurceased 08/08/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Education & training · SK postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1520 MANCHESTER CIC→ 17100256 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACER LEARNING LTD→ 15741047 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACOURSERAS BEAUTY INSTITUT LTD→ 16531195 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACTIVE KIDS EDUCATION LIMITED→ 10985705 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AKADEMY CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE C.I.C.→ 14277495 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALL IN METHODOLOGY LIMITED→ 16980149 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMP ASSET SOLUTIONS LTD→ 13173668 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AR CONNECT EDUCATION LTD→ 15254186 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARTS PEDAGOGY LIMITED→ 16531861 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASHTON INFORMATICS LTD→ 17113007 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASPIRE STUDENTS INTERNATIONAL LTD→ 16213556 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATES LIMITED→ 10831120 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
Broadridge
Jacksons Lane
Stockport
Cheshire
SK7 5JP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
KAPOOR, Namit→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2015-07-07
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Recent filings (37 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11