DR THARAKA LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC554685 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees200200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2019-01-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-01-28
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2019-01-28
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-01-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-01-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-01-15
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    GUNARATHNE, Isla Jean appointed
    director
  16. 2018-12-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As DR THARAKA LTD
  19. 2017-01-16
    ➕
    GUNARATHNE, Isla Jean, Dr appointed
    secretary
  20. 2017-01-16
    ➕
    GUNARATHNE, Tharaka Ranga, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Tharaka Ranga Gunarathne
Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control16/01/2017
Mrs Isla Jean Gunarathne
Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control16/01/2017

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
Incorporated2017-01-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Pettens Farm
Balmedie
Aberdeen
AB23 8YB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GUNARATHNE, Isla Jean, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2017-01-16
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GUNARATHNE, Isla Jean→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-01-15
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Active
GUNARATHNE, Tharaka Ranga, Dr→
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-01-16
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-08