CAREERS 4U CIC

🌳Matureactive
09809021 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
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
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-08-31
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    BROOKS, Jennifer Frances resigned
    director
  9. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-07-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2018-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-11-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2017-11-06
    ➕
    BROOKS, Jennifer Frances appointed
    director
  20. 2015-11-27
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Josephine Lesley resigned
    director
  21. 2015-10-04
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    Company incorporated
    As CAREERS 4U CIC
  22. 2015-10-04
    ➕
    GIBSON, Wendy Ann appointed
    director
  23. 2015-10-04
    ➕
    HARRISON, Sharon Ann appointed
    director
  24. 2015-10-04
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Josephine Lesley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Sharon Ann Harrison
Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Vivian House
Newham Road
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 2DP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GIBSON, Wendy Ann→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-10-04
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Active
HARRISON, Sharon Ann→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-10-04
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Active
BROOKS, Jennifer Frances→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-11-06 · resigned 2021-08-31
Resigned
MITCHELL, Josephine Lesley→
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-10-04 · resigned 2015-11-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16