AZIZA FORERUNNER SCHOOL OF LEADERS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15512474 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-02-22
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
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 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 | 2025-02-28 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-07➖KAMANI, Esther Muthoni resigneddirector
- 2026-04-07➖MUNDIA, Mary resigneddirector
- 2026-04-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-04➕KABURU, Gladys appointeddirector
- 2024-02-22🏢Company incorporatedAs AZIZA FORERUNNER SCHOOL OF LEADERS LIMITED
- 2024-02-22➕HANNAH, Joy appointeddirector
- 2024-02-22➕KAMANI, Esther Muthoni appointeddirector
- 2024-02-22➕MUNDIA, Mary appointeddirector
- 2024-02-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 2.4 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 64. 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 ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: KAMANI, Esther Muthoni resigned 2026-04-07; MUNDIA, Mary resigned 2026-04-07
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Miss Gladys Kaburu Individual · Kenyan · DOB 11/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest | 23/04/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Mary Mundiaceased 07/04/2026· 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2024-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education
Registered office
14 Woodland Drive
Burton Latimer
Kettering
NN15 5NG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
KABURU, Gladys→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2025-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KAMANI, Esther Muthoni→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2024-02-22 · resigned 2026-04-07
MUNDIA, Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-02-22 · resigned 2026-04-07
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Recent filings (12 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-22