APOLLO EDUCATION CONSULTING LTD
💤Zombieactive
12761702 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-22
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-8.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (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, 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 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 £8,439
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£8k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 225% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-7.0k | £-18.8k |
| Current assets | £10.0k | £3.1k |
| Net assets | £-8.4k | £-20.2k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-15➖CHOONG, Han-Sen resigneddirector
- 2026-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-21➕CHOONG, Han-Sen appointeddirector
- 2023-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-16📄elect-to-keep-the-directors-register-information-on-the-public-registerofficers · EH01
- 2021-06-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-01➕CHEN, Jing appointeddirector
- 2020-12-10➖LIANG, Hua Ying resigneddirector
- 2020-12-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-01➖CHEN, Jing resigneddirector
- 2020-10-01➕LIANG, Hua Ying appointeddirector
- 2020-07-22🏢Company incorporatedAs APOLLO EDUCATION CONSULTING LTD
- 2020-07-22➕CHEN, Jing appointeddirector
- 2020-07-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Jing Chen Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/07/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
61 High Road
London
NW10 2SU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
Active
CHEN, Jing→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2020-07-22 · resigned 2020-10-01
CHOONG, Han-Sen→
Resigneddirector · ~21y · appointed 2023-11-21 · resigned 2026-06-15
LIANG, Hua Ying→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-10-01 · resigned 2020-12-10
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Recent filings (19 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22
elect-to-keep-the-directors-register-information-on-the-public-register
officers · EH01
2021-06-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-16