ACADEMY OF CARDIAC INTERVENTIONS LONDON

🌿Early-stageactive
15188986 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2023-10-05
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 1 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
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Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-04
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2025-02-04
    ✏️
    change-of-name-exemption
    change-of-name · NE01
  5. 2025-02-04
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  6. 2023-10-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACADEMY OF CARDIAC INTERVENTIONS LONDON
  7. 2023-10-05
    BRAITHWAITE, Neil Kenneth appointed
    director
  8. 2023-10-05
    HUGENHOLTZ, Gregory Cecil Gabriel, Dr appointed
    director
  9. 2023-10-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed 3 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-02-04: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-02-04: change-of-name-exemption

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Kenneth Braithwaite
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
25–50%25-50% voting05/10/2023
Dr Gregory Cecil Gabriel Hugenholtz
Individual · Dutch · DOB 03/1982 · age 44
25–50%25-50% voting05/10/2023

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-limited-exemption
Incorporated2023-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Sedulo Office 605
Albert House 256-260 Old Street
London
EC1V 9DD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BRAITHWAITE, Neil Kenneth
director · ~65y · appointed 2023-10-05
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Active
HUGENHOLTZ, Gregory Cecil Gabriel, Dr
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-10-05
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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-02-04
change-of-name-exemption
change-of-name · NE01
2025-02-04
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-10-05