ACOURZE LTD

💤Zombieactive
14767127 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-29
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£78.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: First-degree level higher education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85422Post-graduate level higher education
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
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 £78,835

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£79k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£6
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£16k£32k£47k£63k£79kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£6£21.0k
Current assets£6£21.0k
Net assets£78.8k£57.0k

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
5
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-12-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-11-11
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  6. 2025-11-11
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  7. 2025-11-11
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  8. 2025-05-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2025-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-03-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2024-10-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2024-09-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-09-08
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-09-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2024-09-07
    ADESINA, Adetola, Dr appointed
    director
  16. 2024-09-07
    GINIGEME, Onyekachi resigned
    director
  17. 2024-07-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2024-06-18
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2023-09-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2023-09-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2023-05-01
    ADESINA, Adetola resigned
    director
  22. 2023-04-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2023-04-11
    ADESINA, Adetola appointed
    director
  24. 2023-04-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2023-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ACOURZE LTD
  26. 2023-03-29
    GINIGEME, Onyekachi appointed
    director
  27. 2023-03-29
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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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Plethro Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Plethro Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
ACOURZE LTD
This company · 14767127

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Plethro Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control29/03/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Adetola Adesinaceased 01/05/2023· 25-50% voting
  • Educationuni Ltdceased 01/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2023-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85421 — First-degree level higher education

Registered office

124 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ADESINA, Adetola, Dr
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-09-07
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Active
ADESINA, Adetola
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-04-11 · resigned 2023-05-01
Resigned
GINIGEME, Onyekachi
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-03-29 · resigned 2024-09-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-16
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-11-11
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-11-11
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-11-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-10-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-08