LEARNING ABILITIES CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
14898940 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-05-29
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2024
Net worth
£-7.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 84120
Sector: Public administration
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
- 85600Educational support services
- 88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
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, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
12 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
50
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 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,400
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
Net Worth
-£7k
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-7.4k |
| Current assets | £1.7k |
| Cash | £1.7k |
| Net assets | £-7.4k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2023-12-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-02➕RICARDO, Daniel Paul appointeddirector
- 2023-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-31➕PALLISTER, Justin Wade appointeddirector
- 2023-05-31➕SMITH, Gerhardus Theunis Jacobus appointeddirector
- 2023-05-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-29🏢Company incorporatedAs LEARNING ABILITIES CIC
- 2023-05-29➕SMITH, Heidi Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-05-29📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84120 — SIC 84120
Registered office
Roseby Road Community Centre Roseby Road
Horden
Peterlee
SR8 4RJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
PALLISTER, Justin Wade→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-05-31
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RICARDO, Daniel Paul→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2023-06-02
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SMITH, Gerhardus Theunis Jacobus→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-05-31
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SMITH, Heidi Louise→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-05-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-31
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-05-29