BURKE EDUCATION AND MENTORING CIC

🏛️Establishedactive
SC597293 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2018-05-16
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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 77/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-05-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BURKE EDUCATION AND MENTORING CIC
  9. 2018-05-16
    BURKE, Dunja Alexandria appointed
    director
  10. 2018-05-16
    COOPER, Carol appointed
    director
  11. 2018-05-16
    ENGLAND, Susan May appointed
    director
  12. 2018-05-16
    FLYNN, Mary Elizabeth appointed
    director
  13. 2018-05-16
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    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

70/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BURKE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Susan May England
Individual · British · DOB 01/1942 · age 84
sig. influencesignificant influence16/05/2018
Carol Cooper
Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
sig. influencesignificant influence16/05/2018
Dunja Alexandria Burke
Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68
sig. influencesignificant influence16/05/2018
Mary Elizabeth Flynn
Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66
sig. influencesignificant influence16/05/2018

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2018-05-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

The Garden Cottage 2 Fairlie House
Gatehead
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA2 9AL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

BURKE, Dunja Alexandria
director · ~68y · appointed 2018-05-16
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Active
COOPER, Carol
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-05-16
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Active
ENGLAND, Susan May
director · ~84y · appointed 2018-05-16
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Active
FLYNN, Mary Elizabeth
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-05-16
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Active

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-23
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2018-05-16