ELECDUCATION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09713232 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-31
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
£32.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
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: medium (78/100)

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £32,788

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£33k
↑ 9.9% YoY
Current Assets
£33k
↑ 8.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£13k£20k£26k£33kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£32.8k£30.3k
Current assets£32.8k£30.3k
Net assets£32.8k£29.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2023-08-29
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-24
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-29
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    change-person-director-company
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-07-29
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-07-27
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-12
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  11. 2018-09-22
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  12. 2017-09-01
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-11
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-20
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2015-09-20
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2015-09-16
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    DICKEN, Jon Mark resigned
    director
  17. 2015-09-15
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    DICKEN, Jonathan Mark appointed
    director
  18. 2015-07-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ELECDUCATION LIMITED
  19. 2015-07-31
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    DICKEN, Jonathan appointed
    secretary
  20. 2015-07-31
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    DICKEN, Jon Mark 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 61 — 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 61. 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
Mr Jonathan Mark Dicken
Individual · English · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-07-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

Baalbek
Bromyard Road
Tenbury Wells
WR15 8BY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DICKEN, Jonathan→
secretary · appointed 2015-07-31
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Active
DICKEN, Jonathan Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-09-15
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DICKEN, Jon Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-07-31 · resigned 2015-09-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2021-07-29
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2021-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-30