CANDO DOULAS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
🏛️Establishedactive
12422104 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2020-01-23
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
£657
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £657
Net assets shrinking
Down £372 YoY
Cash YoY
+57%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↑ 57% YoY
Net Worth
£657
↓ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £657 | £1.0k |
| Current assets | £1.6k | £1.0k |
| Cash | £1.6k | £1.0k |
| Net assets | £657 | £1.0k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CANDO DOULAS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
- 2020-01-23➕BARBER, Susannah Marie appointeddirector
- 2020-01-23➕STENFERT KROESE, Biza, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-01-23📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Biza Stenfert Kroese Individual · Dutch · DOB 05/1954 · age 72 | — | 50–75% | board control50-75% voting · board control | 23/01/2020 |
Ms Susannah Marie Barber Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 23/01/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CAROL SATTERTHWAITE LITERACY LTD→ 09981293 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| CEDAR EDUCATION CIC→ 07593937 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| CELTICA CYF→ 03171918 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| CHAKRASCENSION LTD→ 15574661 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CHALLENGING EDUCATION LIMITED→ 10146423 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2020-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
The Creative Quarter
Shrewsbury Business Park
Shrewsbury
SY2 6LG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BARBER, Susannah Marie→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STENFERT KROESE, Biza, Dr→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2020-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-28
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2020-01-23