ACS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00910010 · ltd · incorporated 1967-07-05

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

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Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pre-primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85200Primary education
85310General secondary education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 77). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

18 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 55.1y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 55.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 63/100 (high).

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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

18 charges (15/18 with lender, 18/18 with type)

Directors & officers

48 officers (12 active, 48 linked, 43 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

247 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 2 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (130 events)Click to expand

2026-03-25
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officers · TM02
2026-03-25
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officers · AP03
2026-03-24
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SANDERS, Juliet Ann appointed
secretary
2026-03-24
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CHARLES, Gavin resigned
secretary
2026-01-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
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officers · TM01
2025-09-16
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WHITMORE, Martha resigned
director
2025-07-08
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officers · AP01
2025-07-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-01
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CALLAHAN PACKER, Jennifer appointed
director
2025-07-01
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CERNOIA, Emanuela appointed
director
2025-07-01
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ELKINGTON, Anne Louise appointed
director
2025-01-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-12
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BANKS, Christopher Nigel resigned
director
2024-12-17
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accounts · AA
2024-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-08-06
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officers · AP01
2023-08-01
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WHITMORE, Martha appointed
director
2023-05-22
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officers · TM01
2023-05-16
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FERGUSON, Clare Joanna Elizabeth resigned
director
2022-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-13
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BANKS, Christopher Nigel appointed
director
2021-09-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-21
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BEURIER, Stefan resigned
director
2021-06-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-03
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MOYA MOSE, Tedd appointed
director
2021-01-26
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CAMPOS PINTO, Hugo Manuel appointed
director
2020-10-10
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LOUIS, Nicole resigned
director
2020-08-01
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PRIOR, Russell Charles resigned
director
2019-09-05
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JACKSON, Susan Brooke appointed
director
2019-04-09
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ELSOM, Jason Stuart resigned
director
2019-03-19
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Charge satisfied #22
2019-03-19
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Charge satisfied #6
2019-03-19
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Charge satisfied #4
2019-03-19
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Charge satisfied #3
2019-03-19
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Charge satisfied #2
2019-02-06
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Charge satisfied #5
2018-08-01
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MACNAUGHTON, Robert Magnus appointed
director
2018-08-01
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MUNDY, Pamela appointed
director
2018-07-31
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HODKINSON, Philip Andrew resigned
director
2017-12-06
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FORBES, Theresa Constance resigned
director
2017-11-02
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Charge satisfied #20
2017-11-02
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Charge satisfied #19
2017-11-02
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Charge satisfied #18
2017-11-02
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Charge satisfied #17
2017-11-02
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Charge satisfied #16

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CHARLES, Gavin resigned 2026-03-24; WHITMORE, Martha resigned 2025-09-16

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Acs International Schools Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Acs International Schools Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ACS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS LIMITED

This company · 00910010

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Acs International Schools Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	12/12/2019

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr David Terence Thomasceased 12/12/2019· 75-100% shares
Mr Richard Thomas Henry Wilsonceased 10/02/2018· 75-100% shares
The American Community School Holdings Limitedceased 25/09/2017· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated1967-07-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Heywood

Portsmouth Road

Cobham Surrey

KT11 1BL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-17

Last: 2026-02-03