6188 LTD

💤Zombieactive
10993698 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-03
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
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees100100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-10-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 6188 LTD
  16. 2017-10-03
    SPENCER, Jeremy John appointed
    director
  17. 2017-10-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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 Jeremy John Spencer
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/10/2017

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
Incorporated2017-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

30 Circus Mews
Bath
BA1 2PW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SPENCER, Jeremy John
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-10-03
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-15