BRAIN PLAN 2020 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12113995 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-20
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-23.4k
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 78). 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: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
41 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £23,363

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£23k
↓ 3.4% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£23k-£18k-£13k-£8k-£3k£2kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-9.0k£-4.9k
Current assets£1.1k£1.5k
Net assets£-23.4k£-22.6k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-03-06
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    KEENE, Alexander Philip Simon resigned
    director
  7. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2020-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-07-29
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  15. 2020-07-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2020-07-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-06-28
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    FERTIG, Leonard Martin resigned
    director
  18. 2020-04-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2020-04-28
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    KEENE, Alexander Philip Simon appointed
    secretary
  20. 2020-04-03
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    AL-YASERI, Amina resigned
    secretary
  21. 2019-10-04
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    AL-YASERI, Amina appointed
    secretary
  22. 2019-10-04
    ➕
    FERTIG, Leonard Martin appointed
    director
  23. 2019-10-04
    ➕
    KEENE, Alexander Philip Simon appointed
    director
  24. 2019-07-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BRAIN PLAN 2020 LIMITED
  25. 2019-07-20
    ➕
    KEENE, Raymond Dennis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Raymond Dennis Keene
Individual · British · DOB 01/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control20/07/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Professor Jacqueline Susan Ealesceased 01/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2019-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Rock Tax & Accounting Elm House, Tanshire Park
Shackleford Road
Elstead, Godalming
Surrey
GU8 6LB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

KEENE, Alexander Philip Simon→
secretary · appointed 2020-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEENE, Raymond Dennis→
director · ~78y · appointed 2019-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AL-YASERI, Amina→
secretary · appointed 2019-10-04 · resigned 2020-04-03
Resigned
FERTIG, Leonard Martin→
director · ~79y · appointed 2019-10-04 · resigned 2020-06-28
Resigned
KEENE, Alexander Philip Simon→
director · ~35y · appointed 2019-10-04 · resigned 2024-03-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07