BLUE FROG EDUCATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10948265 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-06
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£52.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

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
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £52,151
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,000 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£52k
↓ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£12k£24k£36k£48k£60kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-292023-09-29
Total assets£52.2k£53.2k
Current assets£51.0k£59.6k
Net assets£52.2k£53.2k

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
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-26
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-08-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-08-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-23
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-06-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-22
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2018-12-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-12-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-12-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-09-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLUE FROG EDUCATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  19. 2017-09-06
    FAIRMAN, Wendy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-29

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Wendy Fairman
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/09/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

4 Hurricane Drive
Speke
Liverpool
L24 8RL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-09-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FAIRMAN, Wendy
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-09-06
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Recent filings (27 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30