MARYAM ACADEMY SCOTLAND LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC736601 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-27
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.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 71 → 62
  • · Bankability: 70 → 60
  • · Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • Opportunity score: 7162
  • Hygiene score: 9070
  • Bankability: 7060
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoidspeculative
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MARYAM ACADEMY SCOTLAND LTD
  5. 2022-06-27
    PATHAN, Asiyah Banu appointed
    director
  6. 2022-06-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-07

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Asiyah Banu Pathan
Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/06/2022

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
Incorporated2022-06-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

211b Main Street
Bellshill
ML4 1AJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PATHAN, Asiyah Banu
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-06-27
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Recent filings (7 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-06-27