ABUNDANCE LEARNING LTD
💤Zombieactive
12621602 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-26
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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. 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).
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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-10➖BLACKLEDGE, Thomas Benjamin resigneddirector
- 2024-11-10➖DUNLEAVY, Lucy Maria resigneddirector
- 2024-11-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-28➖PEACHEY, Lee Harrison resigneddirector
- 2024-03-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-17➕BLACKLEDGE, Thomas Benjamin appointeddirector
- 2022-03-17➕DUNLEAVY, Lucy Maria appointeddirector
- 2022-03-17➕PEACHEY, Lee Harrison appointeddirector
- 2022-03-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-03-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ABUNDANCE LEARNING LTD
- 2020-05-26➕BURKE, Brian James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Brian James Burke Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/05/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A K EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED→ 10116334 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| A&K DRIVING SCHOOL LTD→ 16711703 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABT COACHING LTD→ 15261741 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACCESS EDUCATION NETWORK LTD→ 16621774 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACHIEVABLE EDUCATION LTD→ 14597636 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACROSS THE GLOBAL LIMITED→ 13944639 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACTIVATE EDUCATION LIMITED→ 11127290 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ADB EDUCATION UK LTD→ 15771631 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADELE CATHERINE GLOBAL LIMITED→ 16950153 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADEPT EXECUTIVE CONSULTING LTD→ 10288942 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ADI NETWORK LIMITED→ 15163535 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADORABLE STEPS CHILDCARE LIMITED→ 11142727 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education
Registered office
9 Breeze Hill Rd Breeze Hill Road
Atherton
Manchester
M46 9HJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
BURKE, Brian James→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2020-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLACKLEDGE, Thomas Benjamin→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-03-17 · resigned 2024-11-10
DUNLEAVY, Lucy Maria→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-03-17 · resigned 2024-11-10
PEACHEY, Lee Harrison→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-03-17 · resigned 2024-03-28
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-17