ALAN CARTER EDUCATION LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10367512 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-09
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£6.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £6,672
Cash YoY
-13%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£5k
↓ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.7k | £5.4k |
| Current assets | £8.2k | £6.9k |
| Cash | £4.8k | £5.5k |
| Debtors | £3.4k | £1.4k |
| Net assets | £6.7k | £5.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-03-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2016-09-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ALAN CARTER EDUCATION LIMITED
- 2016-09-09➕CARTER, Alan appointeddirector
- 2016-09-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CARTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Carter Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
Bank House 71 Dale Street
Milnrow
Rochdale
OL16 3NJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
CARTER, Alan→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2016-09-09
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Recent filings (21 total)
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2025-05-23
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2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2024-05-30
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2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
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2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21
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accounts · AA01
2020-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-06-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-06-18