OLIVE FOUNTAIN ACADEMY LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC499971 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£0£1£1£2£2Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2018-05-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2017-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-07-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-06-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2016-02-29
    ROSS, Jane Rae Mcgregor resigned
    director
  18. 2015-03-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As OLIVE FOUNTAIN ACADEMY LTD
  19. 2015-03-09
    CHATZARA, Marianna appointed
    director
  20. 2015-03-09
    ROSS, Jane Rae Mcgregor appointed
    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

50/100
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.
  • 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
Miss Marianna Chatzara
Individual · Greek · DOB 12/1980 · age 46
75100%
75-100% shares05/07/2017

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
Incorporated2015-03-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

20-23 Woodside Place
Glasgow
G3 7QL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CHATZARA, Marianna
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-03-09
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Active
ROSS, Jane Rae Mcgregor
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-03-09 · resigned 2016-02-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-12