ABODE ACADEMY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14384266 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-28
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
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£100
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: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Cash£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
    KERSLAKE, Anna Marie resigned
    director
  2. 2026-05-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-05-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-10-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-09-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-09-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABODE ACADEMY LIMITED
  11. 2022-09-28
    BOURNE, James William Dennis appointed
    director
  12. 2022-09-28
    KERSLAKE, Anna Marie appointed
    director
  13. 2022-09-28
    📄
    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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James William Dennis Bourne
Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/09/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Anna Marie Kerslakeceased 08/05/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2022-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 1 The Yard Friday Street
Christian Malford
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 4BU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last: 2026-05-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BOURNE, James William Dennis
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-09-28
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Active
KERSLAKE, Anna Marie
director · ~32y · appointed 2022-09-28 · resigned 2026-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-28