ESCAPE TO EDUCATE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC683788 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-16
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85510Sports and recreation education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£25k£50k£75k£100k£125kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£125.5k
Current assets£42.7k
Net assets£125.5k
Average employees1

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-09
    LEPEHNE LINCOLN, Jessica, Dr resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-09-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-12-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ESCAPE TO EDUCATE LTD
  13. 2020-12-16
    DAVIDSON, John appointed
    director
  14. 2020-12-16
    LEPEHNE LINCOLN, Jessica, Dr appointed
    director
  15. 2020-12-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 John Davidson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
2550%
25-50% shares16/12/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Jessica Lepehne Lincolnceased 27/02/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2020-12-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Azets Quay 2
139 Fountainbridge
Edinburgh
EH3 9QG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DAVIDSON, John
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-12-16
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Active
LEPEHNE LINCOLN, Jessica, Dr
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-12-16 · resigned 2025-09-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01