ARETE TUTORING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14255667 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-25
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARETE TUTORING LIMITED
  5. 2022-07-25
    COATES, Joseph John appointed
    director
  6. 2022-07-25
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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
Mr Joseph John Coates
Individual · British · DOB 07/2000 · age 26
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/07/2022

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
Incorporated2022-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Summerfield Curbar Lane
Calver
Hope Valley
S32 3YF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

COATES, Joseph John
director · ~26y · appointed 2022-07-25
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Recent filings (7 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-25