ALFIE'S PROJECT CARLISLE CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
15489940 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-02-14
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,275
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£7k
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£8k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.3k |
| Current assets | £7.8k |
| Cash | £6.8k |
| Debtors | £1.0k |
| Net assets | £1.3k |
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
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ALFIE'S PROJECT CARLISLE CIC
- 2024-02-14➕MARTIN, Emma Jane appointeddirector
- 2024-02-14➕TEMPLETON, Andrea Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2024-02-14📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
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| ACTIVE ARK LIMITED→ 04136124 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| ADVANCED SAFETY EDUCATION AND TRAINING LIMITED→ 09097131 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ASPIRE ACADEMY CUMBRIA CIC→ 14360801 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BIKE, HIKE & PADDLE LTD→ 15958232 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BRIDGE THE GAP SALES LTD→ 17123996 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CARLISLE WAVERLEY VIADUCT TRUST→ 09668596 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| CARMEL BONES EDUCATION LIMITED→ 08667844 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CBT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT LTD→ 15878318 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CESR-UK LTD→ 14598364 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST→ 06627459 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| CHATSWORTH TENNIS CLUB LIMITED→ 10898170 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CHILD-CENTRED PRACTICE LIMITED→ 06953016 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2024-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
21 Oaklands Drive
Carlisle
CA2 4NH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MARTIN, Emma Jane→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2024-02-14
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TEMPLETON, Andrea Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-02-14
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Recent filings (6 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2024-02-14