EDUCATION CONSORTIUM UK LIMITED

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SC343831 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-04
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£18.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: First-degree level higher education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -50% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,154
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,472 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 50% YoY
Cash YoY
-50%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11k
↓ 50% YoY
Net Worth
£18k
↓ 7.5% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 3.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£18.2k£19.6k
Current assets£21.5k£22.2k
Cash£11.2k£22.2k
Debtors£10.3k—
Net assets£18.2k£19.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-12-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-12-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2021-08-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2020-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-05-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-01-01
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    IMTIAZ, Farah resigned
    director
  18. 2013-09-01
    ➕
    HAFEEZ, Naveed appointed
    director
  19. 2009-10-31
    ➖
    IRFAN, Khadija resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-11-11
    ➕
    IRFAN, Khadija appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-11-11
    ➖
    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-11-11
    ➕
    IMTIAZ, Farah appointed
    director
  23. 2008-11-11
    ➖
    AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  24. 2008-11-11
    ➖
    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2008-06-04
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    Company incorporated
    As EDUCATION CONSORTIUM UK LIMITED
  26. 2008-06-04
    ➕
    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2008-06-04
    ➕
    AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2008-06-04
    ➕
    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Naveed Hafeez
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 06/1983 · age 43
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2008-06-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85421 — First-degree level higher education

Registered office

Suit # 124 111
West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1QX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

HAFEEZ, Naveed→
director · ~43y · appointed 2013-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IRFAN, Khadija→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-11 · resigned 2009-10-31
Resigned
PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-06-04 · resigned 2008-11-11
Resigned
IMTIAZ, Farah→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-11-11 · resigned 2014-01-01
Resigned
AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-06-04 · resigned 2008-11-11
Resigned
PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-06-04 · resigned 2008-11-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-25