123DOC EDUCATION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06913707 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-22
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
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2026-03-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-03-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-08-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-08-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2009-05-22
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    Company incorporated
    As 123DOC EDUCATION LIMITED
  18. 2009-05-22
    GUERRY, Sabine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Sabine Guerry
Individual · French · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

3rd Floor Front, 39 Ludgate Hill
London
EC4M 7JN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-05
Last: 2025-05-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GUERRY, Sabine
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-05-22
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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30