ACADEDMY DOVER CIC

🚨Distressedactive
14448000 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2022-10-27
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2023
Net worth
£-1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93120Activities of sport clubs
  • 96040Physical well-being activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,739
Very low cash
Cash position: £28

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£28
Net Worth
-£2k
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-10-31
Total assets£-1.7k
Current assets£1.6k
Cash£28
Debtors£1.6k
Net assets£-1.7k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2024-10-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2024-10-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-24
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-07-02
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2023-07-02
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2023-07-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-06-24
    KING, Jenny appointed
    secretary
  9. 2023-06-24
    MORLEY, Kerry Eileen appointed
    director
  10. 2023-06-20
    LEE, Jason appointed
    secretary
  11. 2022-10-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACADEDMY DOVER CIC
  12. 2022-10-27
    MORLEY, Wayne Desley appointed
    director
  13. 2022-10-27
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-07-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Wayne Desley Morley
Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control27/10/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2022-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

Parsonage Farm House The Green
Coldred
Dover
CT15 5AW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-07-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

KING, Jenny
secretary · appointed 2023-06-24
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Active
LEE, Jason
secretary · appointed 2023-06-20
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Active
MORLEY, Kerry Eileen
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-06-24
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Active
MORLEY, Wayne Desley
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-10-27
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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-07-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-07-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-02
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2022-10-27