ALPHA TUTORING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10833928 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-23
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-07-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-07-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-28➕OH, Haram appointeddirector
- 2019-06-28➖SHEPHERD, Scott Norman resigneddirector
- 2019-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-07-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-06-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-06-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPHA TUTORING LIMITED
- 2017-06-23➕OH, Dongpill appointedsecretary
- 2017-06-23➕SHEPHERD, Scott Norman appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Keun-Heui Oh Individual · South Korean · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/06/2017 |
Dong Pill Oh Individual · South Korean · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/06/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Scott Norman Shepherdceased 28/06/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ALQASAS LTD→ 15103292 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AMANAH ACADEMY SEND INCLUSION LTD→ 16713199 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMANAH EDUCATION LTD→ 11238057 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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| AMMUL LTD→ 17036782 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
149 Streatham Road
Mitcham
Surrey
CR4 2AG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-06
Last: 2026-06-22
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
Active
SHEPHERD, Scott Norman→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2017-06-23 · resigned 2019-06-28
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30