ACTION4FAMILIES CIC

🏛️Establishedactive
12887049 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-17
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
21 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,113

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£4.1k
Current assets£4.1k
Cash£4.1k
Debtors£0
Net assets£4.1k

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
4
filings
  • • 1 incorporation
  • • 1 change-of-constitution
  • • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  2. 2026-02-20
    📄
    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  3. 2026-02-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-17
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2024-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-13
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-26
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2023-07-26
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  11. 2023-07-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-07-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-10
    ✏️
    change-of-name-community-interest-company
    change-of-name · CICCON
  14. 2021-03-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2021-03-10
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  16. 2020-09-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTION4FAMILIES CIC
  17. 2020-09-17
    ➕
    BAILLIE, Joanne appointed
    director
  18. 2020-09-17
    ➕
    BAILLIE, Jonathan appointed
    director
  19. 2020-09-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Joanne Baillie
Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control17/09/2020
Mr Jonathan Baillie
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/09/2020

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
Incorporated2020-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

80 Richmond Park Road
Derby
Derbyshire
DE22 4FB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BAILLIE, Joanne→
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-09-17
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Active
BAILLIE, Jonathan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-09-17
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Active

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Recent filings (21 total)

memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-20
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2026-02-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-20
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-07-26
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29