AUTISM ANGLIA

🌳Matureactive

03407778 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-07-23

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 26.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85590Other education n.e.c.
87900Other residential care activities n.e.c.
88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 8 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

12 live charges · oldest 26.2y

55/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 26.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 53/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)

Directors & officers

30 officers (7 active, 30 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

160 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (92 events)Click to expand

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2025-06-09
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ELEY, Angela resigned
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BURRAGE, David George resigned
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2024-03-20
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MCGUCKIN, Hollie Marie appointed
director
2022-02-14
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SWIFT, Helen appointed
secretary
2022-02-14
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WEST, Sean Charles resigned
secretary
2020-01-07
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HODGETTS, Nicholas Paul appointed
director
2020-01-07
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WINWARD, Judith Anne resigned
director
2020-01-01
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HOLMES, David resigned
secretary
2020-01-01
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WEST, Sean Charles appointed
secretary
2018-09-01
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HOLMES, David appointed
secretary
2018-08-31
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STOBBS, Clive resigned
secretary
2018-01-23
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RHYMES, Georgina resigned
director
2016-12-22
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Charge satisfied #5
2016-12-22
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Charge satisfied #2
2015-12-09
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NORTON, Gillian Yvonne resigned
director
2014-04-04
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SPARKES, John Leslie resigned
director
2013-10-23
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ROWE, Corinna Nancy appointed
director
2013-06-28
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ELEY, Angela appointed
director
2013-06-28
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RHYMES, Georgina appointed
director
2013-02-20
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WINWARD, Judith Anne appointed
director
2012-04-17
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GROVES, Anne Marie resigned
director
2012-02-15
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MCELHINNEY, James Brian appointed
director
2011-08-24
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BARKER, Janet appointed
director
2009-12-14
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BURRAGE, David George appointed
director
2009-10-01
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STOBBS, Clive appointed
secretary
2009-04-03
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SHELDON, Sandra Isabel resigned
director
2009-04-03
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STEVENSON, Andrew resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

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.

8 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1997-07-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

846 The Crescent

Colchester Business Park

Colchester

CO4 9YQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-05

Last: 2026-04-21