FIVE PALMS ( POSITIVE ATTITUDE LEARNING MEANS SUCCESS ) LTD

💤Zombieactive

10291395 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-22

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

—

year to Mar 2026

Net worth

£146.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: General secondary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

30 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £146,147

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£146k

↑ 29% YoY

Current Assets

£148k

↑ 24% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31
Total assets	£146.7k	£113.3k
Current assets	£148.1k	£119.5k
Net assets	£146.1k	£112.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-05-01
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accounts · AA
2025-05-29
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accounts · AA
2024-05-17
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accounts · AA
2023-06-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-13
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capital · SH01
2020-10-19
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accounts · AA
2019-07-05
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accounts · AA
2018-04-25
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accounts · AA
2018-03-02
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accounts · AA
2018-02-27
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accounts · AA01
2017-12-04
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officers · TM01
2017-11-28
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HUNTER, Mark resigned
director
2017-10-17
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address · AD01
2017-10-03
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officers · AP01
2017-10-02
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HUNTER, Mark appointed
director
2017-09-18
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MORRIS, Alison Kay resigned
director
2016-07-22
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Company incorporated
As FIVE PALMS ( POSITIVE ATTITUDE LEARNING MEANS SUCCESS ) LTD
2016-07-22
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MORRIS, William Brian appointed
director
2016-07-22
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MORRIS, Alison Kay 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

55/100

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.

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
Mr William Brian Morris Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61	50–75%	—	board control50-75% shares · board control	22/07/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Alison Kay Morrisceased 17/09/2017· 50-75% shares · board control

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

Incorporated2016-07-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

38 Quarry Farm Close Hunwick

Crook

DL15 0XJ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-14

Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MORRIS, William Brian→

director · ~61y · appointed 2016-07-22

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Active

HUNTER, Mark→

director · ~53y · appointed 2017-10-02 · resigned 2017-11-28

Resigned

MORRIS, Alison Kay→

director · ~57y · appointed 2016-07-22 · resigned 2017-09-18

Resigned

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