ASTUTE CEE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10368792 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-11
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (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 (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-08-14
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  11. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-10-01
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    NEGMELDEEN, Fatma resigned
    director
  16. 2018-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2016-09-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ASTUTE CEE LIMITED
  19. 2016-09-11
    ➕
    ABDULLATIF, Mohamed appointed
    director
  20. 2016-09-11
    ➕
    NEGMELDEEN, Fatma appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohamed Shameel Abdul Latif
Individual · Sri Lankan · DOB 09/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/09/2016

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
Incorporated2016-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

59 Pheasant Drive
High Wycombe
HP13 5JP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ABDULLATIF, Mohamed→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-09-11
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Active
NEGMELDEEN, Fatma→
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-09-11 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-14
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-14