ACTIVE EDUGROUP LTD

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11494404 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-01
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£2.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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 71/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.2y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
33 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,196
Very low cash
Cash position: £60
Net assets shrinking
Down £68 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£60
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 3.0% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 80% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£2.2k£2.3k
Current assets£2.0k£10.2k
Cash£60£6.0k
Debtors£1.9k£4.1k
Net assets£2.2k£2.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-08-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-08-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-08-08
    BRENNAN, Craig Alexander appointed
    director
  6. 2025-08-08
    O'CONNOR, Dillan Ryan resigned
    director
  7. 2025-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-03-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2025-03-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2025-03-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-03-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-03-05
    PEET, Bradley Jordan resigned
    director
  13. 2025-03-05
    SZAKACS, Bradley Karl resigned
    director
  14. 2025-03-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2025-02-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2025-02-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Team Factors Limited
  17. 2024-06-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2024-06-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2024-06-01
    PEET, Bradley Jordan appointed
    director
  20. 2024-06-01
    SZAKACS, Bradley Karl appointed
    director
  21. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  22. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-11-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2022-11-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  25. 2022-11-11
    HARRIS, Dale Stephen resigned
    director
  26. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  27. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  28. 2020-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  29. 2018-08-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE EDUGROUP LTD
  30. 2018-08-01
    HARRIS, Dale Stephen appointed
    director
  31. 2018-08-01
    O'CONNOR, Dillan Ryan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-03-05: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Central Education Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Central Education Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ACTIVE EDUGROUP LTD
This company · 11494404

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Central Education Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/08/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Dillan Ryan Oconnorceased 08/08/2025· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Dale Stephen Harrisceased 11/11/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2018-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

17 Cobden Street
Chadderton
Greater Manchester
OL9 9LE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BRENNAN, Craig Alexander
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-08-08
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Active
HARRIS, Dale Stephen
director · ~32y · appointed 2018-08-01 · resigned 2022-11-11
Resigned
O'CONNOR, Dillan Ryan
director · ~32y · appointed 2018-08-01 · resigned 2025-08-08
Resigned
PEET, Bradley Jordan
director · ~29y · appointed 2024-06-01 · resigned 2025-03-05
Resigned
SZAKACS, Bradley Karl
director · ~33y · appointed 2024-06-01 · resigned 2025-03-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Team Factors
Team Factors Limited
A registered charge1 property19/02/202512/03/2025

Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-30