OBLA UK

💤Zombieactive
10820385 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2017-06-15
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-27.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85410Post-secondary non-tertiary education
  • 85421First-degree level higher education
  • 85422Post-graduate level higher education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £27,232

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£27k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↑ 282% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£44k-£27k-£9k£8k£26k£44kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-1.4k£-13.7k
Current assets£43.7k£11.5k
Net assets£-27.2k£-44.5k

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-10-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-06-15
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    Company incorporated
    As OBLA UK
  17. 2017-06-15
    SERUMADAR, Prabu appointed
    secretary
  18. 2017-06-15
    SERUMADAR, Prabu appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Prabu Serumadar
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control15/06/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2017-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

Nautilushouse
Earl Grey Way
North Shields
NE29 6AR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SERUMADAR, Prabu
secretary · appointed 2017-06-15
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Active
SERUMADAR, Prabu
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-06-15
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Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30