ACADEMY VP LTD

💤Zombieactive
13335906 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: medium (79/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-04-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-04-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-02-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2024-01-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-05-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2023-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ACADEMY VP LTD
  14. 2021-04-14
    VAUGHAN, Wendy, Irvap Chair appointed
    director
  15. 2021-04-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Irvap Chair Wendy Vaughan
Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49
75100%
75-100% shares14/04/2021

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
Incorporated2021-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

48 Marina Drive
Staverton
Trowbridge
BA14 8UR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

VAUGHAN, Wendy, Irvap Chair
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-04-14
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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18