ACADEMY NORTH & CO CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
15546306 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-03-07
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (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: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-10➖O'BRIEN, Phillip resigneddirector
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADEMY NORTH & CO CIC
- 2024-03-07➕COLE, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2024-03-07➕JACKSON, Mathew James appointeddirector
- 2024-03-07➕O'BRIEN, Phillip appointeddirector
- 2024-03-07📄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 2.2 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Cole Individual · British · DOB 01/1989 · age 37 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 07/03/2024 |
Mr Matthew James Jackson Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 07/03/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Phillip O'Brienceased 10/02/2026· 25-50% voting
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
Incorporated2024-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education
Registered office
4 Hurricane Drive
Speke
Liverpool
L24 8RL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
COLE, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2024-03-07
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JACKSON, Mathew James→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2024-03-07
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O'BRIEN, Phillip→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-03-07 · resigned 2026-02-10
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Recent filings (9 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-01
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2024-03-07