2020 CONSULTING LONDON LTD

💤Zombieactive
10407570 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-03
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£10.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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, 3 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
26 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,104
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,707 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£19k£29k£38k£48kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£10.1k£11.8k
Current assets£24.7k£47.6k
Net assets£10.1k£11.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-31
    ➖
    ANGAJALA, Sriram resigned
    director
  8. 2021-03-31
    ➖
    BALUMURI, Suman Rao resigned
    director
  9. 2021-03-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-03-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-25
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2020-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-02-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-02-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-02-11
    ➕
    ANGAJALA, Sriram appointed
    director
  18. 2020-02-10
    ➕
    BALUMURI, Suman Rao appointed
    director
  19. 2019-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-10-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2020 CONSULTING LONDON LTD
  22. 2016-10-03
    ➕
    MEHTA, Rupal Ankurkumar 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
Mrs Rupal Ankurkumar Mehta
Individual · Indian · DOB 07/1975 · age 51
75–100%
—75-100% shares · firm interest03/10/2016

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
Incorporated2016-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

Forest House 4th Floor
16-20 Clements Road
Ilford
Essex
IG1 1BA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MEHTA, Rupal Ankurkumar→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-10-03
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Active
ANGAJALA, Sriram→
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-02-11 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
BALUMURI, Suman Rao→
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-02-10 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-04