ESSENTIAL LEARNING LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC762576 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-03-16

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

8 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
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Company incorporated
As ESSENTIAL LEARNING LTD
2023-03-16
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JAVAID, Mohammed Usman appointed
director
2023-03-16
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some 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.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mohammed Usman Javaid Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48	—	75–100%	board control75-100% voting · board control	16/03/2023

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

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Similar companies

Active · Education & training · G postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
SOMERSET NURSERY SERVICES LTD.→ SC200542 · est 1999	£849.5k £647.2k–£1.05M	£925.0k	—	2900	26y	84	78y
GENIUS PEOPLE LIMITED→ SC359992 · est 2009	£342.9k £261.3k–£424.5k	—	—	13	17y	81	60y
BELMONT HOUSE LIMITED→ SC026135 · est 1948 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	78y	83	69y
BRIDGETON COMMUNITY LEARNING CAMPUS LTD.→ SC255075 · est 2003	—	—	£513.1k	—	22y	83	66y
CLYDESIDE INITIATIVE FOR ARTS LIMITED→ SC286669 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	83	66y
COSMIC COPPERS CHILDCARE LIMITED→ SC337815 · est 2008	—	—	—	—	18y	83	61y
FARE SCOTLAND LTD.→ SC339537 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	83	75y
HEART FOR THE CITY→ SC256661 · est 2003	—	—	—	—	22y	83	60y
HYDE-N-SEEK (BELLSHILL) LTD.→ SC355163 · est 2009	—	—	£211.9k	—	17y	83	59y
KIRRIEMUIR NURSERY SCHOOL LIMITED→ SC249016 · est 2003	—	—	£12.1k	—	23y	83	66y
ROSEMOUNT LIFELONG LEARNING→ SC190521 · est 1998 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	27y	83	66y
THE NATIONAL PIPING CENTRE→ SC139271 · est 1992 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	33y	83	77y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2023-03-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

129-131 Abbotsford Place

Glasgow

G5 9SS

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-29

Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JAVAID, Mohammed Usman→

director · ~48y · appointed 2023-03-16

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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2026-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-03-30

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-03-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-05-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-14

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-03-16