NORA ACADEMY LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC556676 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£11.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
23 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,848

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12k
↑ 73% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£26kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£12.7k£7.6k
Current assets£25.5k£21.0k
Net assets£11.8k£6.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-03-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-01-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-01
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    O'DONNELL, Stephen John appointed
    director
  14. 2018-08-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2017-02-06
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    Company incorporated
    As NORA ACADEMY LTD
  16. 2017-02-06
    ➕
    O'DONNELL, Stephen John appointed
    secretary
  17. 2017-02-06
    ➕
    O'DONNELL, Luciana Gerarda, Caterina appointed
    director
  18. 2017-02-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Mr Stephen John O'Donnell
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/04/2022
Mrs Luciana Gerarda, Caterina O'Donnell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/02/2017

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
Incorporated2017-02-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

72 Third Avenue
Glasgow
G44 4TQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

O'DONNELL, Stephen John→
secretary · appointed 2017-02-06
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Active
O'DONNELL, Luciana Gerarda, Caterina→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-02-06
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Active
O'DONNELL, Stephen John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-08-01
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Active

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-25