A LETTER IS BETTER CIC

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16476678 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2025-05-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-01
    MARLOWE, Clemency resigned
    director
  2. 2026-07-01
    VICKERS, Tanya resigned
    director
  3. 2026-07-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-07-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-10-22
    MARLOWE, Clemency appointed
    director
  6. 2025-10-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-10-20
    VICKERS, Tanya appointed
    director
  8. 2025-10-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-09-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-07-21
    GOODWILL IN ACTION TO PREVENT SUICIDE CIO8 resigned
    corporate-director
  11. 2025-07-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-06-04
    GOODWILL IN ACTION TO PREVENT SUICIDE CIO8 appointed
    corporate-director
  13. 2025-06-04
    📄
    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  14. 2025-05-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A LETTER IS BETTER CIC
  15. 2025-05-27
    GLENNON, Adam David appointed
    director
  16. 2025-05-27
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MARLOWE, Clemency resigned 2026-07-01; VICKERS, Tanya resigned 2026-07-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam David Glennon
Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/05/2025

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2025-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Barn 4 West Moore Farm
Diptford
Totnes
TQ9 7PE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-09
Last: 2026-05-26

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

GLENNON, Adam David
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-05-27
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Active
MARLOWE, Clemency
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-10-22 · resigned 2026-07-01
Resigned
VICKERS, Tanya
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-10-20 · resigned 2026-07-01
Resigned
GOODWILL IN ACTION TO PREVENT SUICIDE CIO8
corporate-director · appointed 2025-06-04 · resigned 2025-07-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-21
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2025-06-04
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2025-05-27