A&J SCHOOL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12096702 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-11
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 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85200Primary education
  • 85310General secondary education
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.0y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 1.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees110

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-05-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  4. 2025-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2023-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-06-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-04-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-04-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-04-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2023-04-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2023-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-05-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-01-06
    MOONEY, Isabelle resigned
    director
  17. 2021-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-12-17
    JAIN, Sunny appointed
    director
  19. 2021-12-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2021-12-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2021-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-07-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A&J SCHOOL LIMITED
  24. 2019-07-11
    MOONEY, Isabelle 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Zogeria Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Zogeria Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
A&J SCHOOL LIMITED
This company · 12096702

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
Zogeria Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/03/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Sunny Jainceased 17/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Miss Isabelle Nicole Mooneyceased 17/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Zeeta House
200 Upper Richmond Road
Putney
London
SW15 2SH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

JAIN, Sunny
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-12-17
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Active
MOONEY, Isabelle
director · ~32y · appointed 2019-07-11 · resigned 2022-01-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property30/05/2025
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-21