BEYOND HORIZONS ACADEMY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15230699 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-24
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (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 (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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-02➕MALIK, Muhammad Afzal appointeddirector
- 2025-06-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-16➕MALIK, Samina Afzal appointeddirector
- 2024-05-16➖MALIK, Muhammad Afzal resigneddirector
- 2024-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-10➖MALIK, Muhammad Hassaan resigneddirector
- 2024-03-10➖MALIK, Muhammad Usama resigneddirector
- 2024-03-10➖MALIK, Muhammad Haseeb resigneddirector
- 2024-03-10➖MALIK, Muhammad Mahad resigneddirector
- 2023-10-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BEYOND HORIZONS ACADEMY LTD
- 2023-10-24➕MALIK, Samina Afzal appointedsecretary
- 2023-10-24➕MALIK, Muhammad Afzal appointeddirector
- 2023-10-24➕MALIK, Muhammad Hassaan appointeddirector
- 2023-10-24➕MALIK, Muhammad Usama appointeddirector
- 2023-10-24➕MALIK, Muhammad Haseeb appointeddirector
- 2023-10-24➕MALIK, Muhammad Mahad appointeddirector
- 2023-10-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Muhammad Afzal Malik Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/06/2025 |
Mrs Samina Afzal Malik Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 16/05/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Muhammad Afzal Malikceased 16/05/2024· 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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| AUTISM PARTNERSHIP LONDON LIMITED→ 14242101 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AW MEDICAL TRAINING LTD→ 17020298 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEAUTY AND THE THEORY LTD→ 13936887 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BEN RHYDDING PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP→ 06490820 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| BETTANY DANCE LTD→ 15155997 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BGCY EVENTS LIMITED→ 15442332 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BIKE FUTURES LTD→ 13825321 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BINWEI STUDY LIMITED→ 16689852 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BIRD RESILIENCE LIMITED→ 12974917 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BITE BACK! EVENTS LTD.→ 15977889 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BIZZYKIDS LTD→ 07430278 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| BLACK DEAF UK C.I.C.→ 16649845 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85421 — First-degree level higher education
Registered office
199 Roundhay Road
Leeds
LS8 5AN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last: 2026-05-20
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
MALIK, Samina Afzal→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-10-24
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MALIK, Muhammad Afzal→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2025-06-02
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MALIK, Samina Afzal→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-05-16
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MALIK, Muhammad Afzal→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-10-24 · resigned 2024-05-16
MALIK, Muhammad Hassaan→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2023-10-24 · resigned 2024-03-10
MALIK, Muhammad Usama→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2023-10-24 · resigned 2024-03-10
MALIK, Muhammad Haseeb→
Resigneddirector · ~29y · appointed 2023-10-24 · resigned 2024-03-10
MALIK, Muhammad Mahad→
Resigneddirector · ~23y · appointed 2023-10-24 · resigned 2024-03-10
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-11