3RD SPACE LEARNING CIC

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17048400 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2026-02-23
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
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
    NUSRAT, Mohammad Faheem appointed
    director
  2. 2026-03-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-02-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 3RD SPACE LEARNING CIC
  4. 2026-02-23
    BRETT, Stephen Patrick Baliol appointed
    director
  5. 2026-02-23
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 0.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Patrick Baliol Brett
Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74
25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control23/02/2026

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
Incorporated2026-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

Flat 405 Granite Apartments
30 River Gardens Walk
London
SE10 0GB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-23
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BRETT, Stephen Patrick Baliol
director · ~74y · appointed 2026-02-23
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NUSRAT, Mohammad Faheem
director · ~54y · appointed 2026-03-09
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Recent filings (2 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-09
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2026-02-23