ACADEMY HOUSE EDUCATION LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC519113 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-30
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
£-3.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
29 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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,314
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,306 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 434% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.1k | £13.8k |
| Current assets | £24.5k | £21.4k |
| Cash | — | £4.8k |
| Debtors | £24.5k | £16.6k |
| Net assets | £-3.3k | £992 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-30➖MCANDREW, Colin resigneddirector
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-10-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-10-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-10-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-10-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2015-10-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADEMY HOUSE EDUCATION LIMITED
- 2015-10-30➕MILLER, Ross Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2015-10-30➕MCANDREW, Colin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ross Andrew James Miller Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/10/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Colin Mcandrewceased 30/06/2020· significant influence
- Medusa Training Limitedceased 30/10/2016· 25-50% shares
- Tommy Atkins Academy Ltdceased 30/10/2016· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 5 Gateway Business Park
Beancross Road
Grangemouth
Stirlingshire
FK3 8WX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
MILLER, Ross Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2015-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCANDREW, Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2015-10-30 · resigned 2020-06-30
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Recent filings (29 total)
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accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-13