2U GROUP (UK) LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11466674 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: First-degree level higher education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-06-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-11➕SHIVDASANI, Arun appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-09➖NORDEN, Matthew, Mr. resignedsecretary
- 2025-05-09➖NORDEN, Matthew Jay, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2025-05-08➕BROWNSTEIN, Lillian appointeddirector
- 2024-10-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-04➖LALLJIE, Paul Sunil resigneddirector
- 2024-09-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2024-09-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-09-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-08➕LALLJIE, Paul Sunil appointeddirector
- 2019-10-14➖GRAHAM, Catherine Ann resigneddirector
- 2018-07-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 2U GROUP (UK) LIMITED
- 2018-07-16➕NORDEN, Matthew, Mr. appointedsecretary
- 2018-07-16➕GRAHAM, Catherine Ann appointeddirector
- 2018-07-16➕NORDEN, Matthew Jay, Mr. appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| 1 STOP MOT TRAINING CENTRE LTD→ 12829628 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 123 GLOBAL EDUCATION LIMITED→ 15584701 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 123 STEM LIMITED→ 15062920 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1POINT3ACADEMY LTD→ 15015832 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1ST ACCESS TRAINING LTD→ 16059642 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 2GETHER INSPIRE→ 15193221 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 3BM EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED→ 12122770 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 5 CORE GROUP - TRAINING LIMITED→ 16363001 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 54 HARLEY STREET ACADEMY LTD→ 15092192 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 56 DIGITAL ARTS LTD→ 16341333 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 6 C'S SKILLS EXCHANGE LTD→ 13746037 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 7 HASTINGS COURT LTD→ 08173189 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85421 — First-degree level higher education
Registered office
27 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3AX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BROWNSTEIN, Lillian→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHIVDASANI, Arun→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NORDEN, Matthew, Mr.→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-07-16 · resigned 2025-05-09
GRAHAM, Catherine Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2018-07-16 · resigned 2019-10-14
LALLJIE, Paul Sunil→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2020-01-08 · resigned 2024-10-04
NORDEN, Matthew Jay, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2018-07-16 · resigned 2025-05-09
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Recent filings (32 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-09-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-26