AMBETT EDUCATION LTD

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14675165 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-20
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£1.1k
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: 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,117

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
£0£671£1k£2k£3k£3kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£1.1k
Current assets£3.4k
Net assets£1.1k

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 (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-20
    YE, Qianqian appointed
    director
  3. 2024-09-20
    LI, Guangyu resigned
    director
  4. 2024-09-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-09-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-09-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-09-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-05-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-05-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-02-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AMBETT EDUCATION LTD
  12. 2023-02-20
    LI, Guangyu appointed
    director
  13. 2023-02-20
    YE, Qianqian appointed
    director
  14. 2023-02-20
    YE, Qianqian resigned
    director
  15. 2023-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-02-20
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    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
Ms Qianqian Ye
Individual · Chinese · DOB 11/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/02/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Guangyu Liceased 20/09/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Gable House 18-24 Turnham Green Terrace
London
W4 1QP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

YE, Qianqian
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-09-20
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Active
LI, Guangyu
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-02-20 · resigned 2024-09-20
Resigned
YE, Qianqian
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-02-20 · resigned 2023-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-20