A LIVELY HOPE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN NEED FOUNDATION LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11499686 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2018-08-03
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-9.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £9,573
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£10k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-8.9k | £-7.8k |
| Current assets | £2.6k | £2.6k |
| Net assets | £-9.6k | £-8.6k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-10-18📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-12➕NJIE, Eliza appointeddirector
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs A LIVELY HOPE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN NEED FOUNDATION LTD
- 2018-08-03➕NJIE, Lindani appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Eliza Njie Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 17/03/2025 |
Mr Lindani Njie Individual · British · DOB 09/1989 · age 37 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 03/08/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2018-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
9 Ellington Court High Street
Southgate
London
N14 6LB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
NJIE, Lindani→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2018-08-03
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Recent filings (27 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31