8BILLIONIDEAS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

12934087 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-07

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

—

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: active trading company 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

133 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31
Average employees	28

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 resolution
• 2 capital

Last 90 days

filings

• 5 capital
• 3 resolution
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 capital
• 4 resolution
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-05-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-30
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capital · SH01
2026-04-29
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capital · SH01
2026-04-22
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capital · SH01
2026-04-21
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-10
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capital · SH01
2026-04-01
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capital · SH01
2026-03-31
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accounts · AA
2026-01-09
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-09
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officers · CH01
2025-11-03
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capital · SH01
2025-10-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-31
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capital · SH01
2025-07-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-16
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capital · SH01
2025-07-15
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-02
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-02
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-16
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-15
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-03
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OSPANOVA, Lolakhon resigned
director
2025-01-06
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OAKLEY, Joanna resigned
director
2024-09-09
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PETKEN, Gavin appointed
director
2024-09-09
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WOODWARD, Edward appointed
director
2023-02-20
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CHAUHAN, Ravi Mahesh resigned
director
2022-05-03
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CHAUHAN, Ravi Mahesh appointed
director
2022-05-03
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OAKLEY, Joanna appointed
director
2022-05-03
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OSPANOVA, Lolakhon appointed
director
2021-02-10
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KAY, David James appointed
director
2020-10-07
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Company incorporated
As 8BILLIONIDEAS LTD
2020-10-07
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HARKIN, David appointed
director
2020-10-07
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HARKIN, Jenny appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
David Harkin Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	07/10/2020
Jenny Harkin Individual · British · DOB 05/1985 · age 41	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	07/10/2020
Jennifer Ruth Harkin Individual · English · DOB 05/1985 · age 41	—	—	board controlboard control	30/10/2025

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

Incorporated2020-10-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Claremont House, Suite 1

22-24 Claremont Road

Surbiton

Surrey

KT6 4QU

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-23

Last: 2025-12-09