BRIGHTER LEARNING LTD
💤Zombieactive
09840535 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-26
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-10-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BRIGHTER LEARNING LTD
- 2015-10-26➕SAUNDERS, Geoffrey appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Geoffrey Saunders Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Education & training · SP postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2ND2NONE DRIVING SCHOOL LIMITED→ 10495418 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACADEMY OF CHEESE→ 10184112 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ARGUS 1 TRAINING LIMITED→ 12780421 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AROW CONSULTANCY LTD→ 14722633 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AVONDALE PREPARATORY SCHOOL LIMITED→ 08381216 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BENCHMARK TRAINING LIMITED→ 05646590 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| BISHOP WORDSWORTH'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL→ 07525856 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| BRACKEN PLACE DAY NURSERY LIMITED→ 05047645 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| BRAMBLES OUTDOOR NURSERY GROUP LIMITED→ 11838939 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BRIGHT STAR PSYCHOLOGY LIMITED→ 16772790 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRIGHTER LEARNING ACADEMY LTD→ 09000550 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| BUSINESS ASCENT CONSULTING LTD→ 08922899 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Registered office
1 Boathouse Meadow Business Park
Cherry Orchard Lane
Salisbury
SP2 7LD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
SAUNDERS, Geoffrey→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-10-26
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Recent filings (26 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-18