2-STEP COLLECTIVE CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
13742088 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-11-14
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£7.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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 (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
14 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
60
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £7,722
Cash YoY
+161%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£16k
↑ 161% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↑ 161% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-29 | 2023-11-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.9k | £5.7k |
| Current assets | £15.7k | £6.0k |
| Cash | £15.7k | £6.0k |
| Net assets | £7.7k | £5.7k |
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
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19➕WAYLAND, Colin appointeddirector
- 2022-10-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2022-05-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-16➕FREEMAN, Nadeem Maurice Ibrahim appointeddirector
- 2021-11-15➖FREEMAN, Nadeem Maurice Ibrahim resigneddirector
- 2021-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 2-STEP COLLECTIVE CIC
- 2021-11-14➕MAY, Robert Anthony appointeddirector
- 2021-11-14➕FREEMAN, Nadeem Maurice Ibrahim appointeddirector
- 2021-11-14📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Active · Education & training · L postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ST CLASS NURSERY LTD→ 04817618 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 1ST FOR CHILDREN LIMITED→ 05504368 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 6 SKILL LTD→ 16076941 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A CONNOLLY SERVICES LTD→ 16439276 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AA HEALTH AND NUTRITION CIC→ 14658605 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABACUS UK TRAINING LIMITED→ 08728176 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ABLE TRAINING (NORTHERN) LIMITED→ 07765586 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD→ 06982046 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ABST SERVICES LTD→ 16025784 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AC SPORTS ACADEMY LIMITED→ 10974930 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ACADEMY NORTH & CO CIC→ 15546306 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACADEMY ONE LIMITED→ 09301259 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2021-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
26a Norfolk Street
Liverpool
L1 0BE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last made up to: 2024-11-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
FREEMAN, Nadeem Maurice Ibrahim→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2021-11-16
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MAY, Robert Anthony→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2021-11-14
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WAYLAND, Colin→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2022-10-19
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FREEMAN, Nadeem Maurice Ibrahim→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2021-11-14 · resigned 2021-11-15
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2022-10-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-31
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2021-11-14