BEST EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12396213 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-10
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£46.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85600Educational support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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: 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, 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
17 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £46,040
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£46k
↑ 2.2% YoY
Current Assets
£48k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £46.0k | £45.1k |
| Current assets | £48.1k | £48.3k |
| Net assets | £46.0k | £45.1k |
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
2
filings
- • 2 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-01➕SAE-LIM, Sarinee appointeddirector
- 2020-01-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BEST EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL LTD
- 2020-01-10➕CHAN, Edward Wai Geet appointeddirector
- 2020-01-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Edward Wai Geet Chan Individual · British · DOB 05/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/01/2020 |
Ms Sarinee Sae-Lim Individual · Thai · DOB 09/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/12/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CHRYSALIS EDUCATION CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 08093171 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| CHYNNA COLE EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY LTD→ 15429667 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education
Registered office
34 Barracuda Drive
Burtonwood & Westbrook
Warrington
Cheshire
WA5 3AY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CHAN, Edward Wai Geet→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-01-10
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SAE-LIM, Sarinee→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2020-12-01
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Recent filings (17 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-12-10