ABSR OSULA LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15694613 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-30
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£15.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86220Specialist medical practice activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,044

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£15k
Current Assets
£30k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£15.0k
Current assets£30.1k
Net assets£15.0k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-04-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSR OSULA LIMITED
  4. 2024-04-30
    OSULA, Anna Bernadina, Dr appointed
    director
  5. 2024-04-30
    OSULA, Oyevbe Serge Raymond, Dr appointed
    director
  6. 2024-04-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-04-30
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

94/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "OSULA" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

16/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — OSULA, Anna Bernadina, Dr (same surname) appointed 2024-04-30. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • 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 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-13

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Anna Bernadina Osula
Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/04/2024
Dr Serge Oyevbe Osula
Individual · French · DOB 06/1962 · age 64
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/04/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

8 Cinder Close
Guilden Sutton
Chester
CH3 7EP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-29

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

OSULA, Anna Bernadina, Dr
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-04-30
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OSULA, Oyevbe Serge Raymond, Dr
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-04-30
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Active

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Recent filings (5 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-04-30