ACADEMY SERVICES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04217647 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
26 officers (3 active, 26 linked, 17 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
131 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  3. 2024-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-30
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  8. 2021-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-01-21
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2020-01-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2020-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-11-25
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    VERCITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2013-11-25
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    MATTHEWS, Paul Brian resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-11-25
    ➕
    HCP SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2013-11-25
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    HCP SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2013-03-21
    ➖
    HAMILL, Patrick resigned
    secretary
  22. 2013-03-21
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    MATTHEWS, Paul Brian appointed
    secretary
  23. 2012-07-17
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    BROOKING, David John appointed
    director
  24. 2012-07-17
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    SEMPLE, Brian Mervyn resigned
    director
  25. 2011-03-21
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    HAMILL, Patrick appointed
    secretary
  26. 2011-03-17
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    SAWYERR, Bamike resigned
    secretary
  27. 2010-11-01
    ➕
    DEAN, Benjamin Christopher Jacob appointed
    director
  28. 2010-11-01
    ➖
    PATKUNANATHAN, Sharmila resigned
    director
  29. 2010-08-05
    ➖
    GRAHAM, John resigned
    director
  30. 2010-08-05
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    SEMPLE, Brian Mervyn appointed
    director
  31. 2010-06-01
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    PATKUNANATHAN, Sharmila resigned
    secretary
  32. 2010-06-01
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    SAWYERR, Bamike appointed
    secretary
  33. 2010-01-21
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    HEAVEY, Sarah Joanne resigned
    director
  34. 2010-01-21
    ➖
    WALES, Iain William resigned
    director
  35. 2009-12-21
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    GEORGE, Philip Roger Perkins resigned
    secretary
  36. 2009-12-21
    ➕
    PATKUNANATHAN, Sharmila appointed
    secretary
  37. 2009-12-21
    ➕
    GRAHAM, John appointed
    director
  38. 2009-12-21
    ➕
    PATKUNANATHAN, Sharmila appointed
    director
  39. 2009-12-21
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    WHISCOMBE, Phil John resigned
    director
  40. 2009-07-10
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    TIBBITTS, John Alfred Neville resigned
    director
  41. 2008-04-16
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    BASSINDALE, Christopher John resigned
    director
  42. 2008-04-16
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    HEAVEY, Sarah Joanne appointed
    director
  43. 2006-07-07
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    BASSINDALE, Christopher John appointed
    director
  44. 2006-07-07
    ➖
    HOILE, Richard David resigned
    director
  45. 2006-03-29
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    WHISCOMBE, Phil John appointed
    director
  46. 2006-03-22
    ➖
    BYRNE, James Anthony John resigned
    director
  47. 2005-08-23
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    HOILE, Richard David appointed
    director
  48. 2005-07-15
    ➖
    GALEON, Christine Annick resigned
    director
  49. 2004-09-17
    ➖
    BLOWS, Ashley Mark resigned
    director
  50. 2004-09-15
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    GALEON, Christine Annick appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 67 events

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Innisfree Secondary Partners 1 Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Innisfree Secondary Partners 1 Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ACADEMY SERVICES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
This company · 04217647

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Innisfree Secondary Partners 1 Llp
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

8 White Oak Square, London Road
Swanley
Kent
BR8 7AG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-14
Last: 2026-05-31

Officers (3 active · 23 resigned)

VERCITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-11-25
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Active
BROOKING, David John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-07-17
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Active
DEAN, Benjamin Christopher Jacob→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-11-01
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Active
GEORGE, Philip Roger Perkins→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-18 · resigned 2009-12-21
Resigned
HAMILL, Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-21 · resigned 2013-03-21
Resigned
MATTHEWS, Paul Brian→
secretary · appointed 2013-03-21 · resigned 2013-11-25
Resigned
PATKUNANATHAN, Sharmila→
secretary · appointed 2009-12-21 · resigned 2010-06-01
Resigned
SAWYERR, Bamike→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-01 · resigned 2011-03-17
Resigned
THOMPSON, Harold Lister→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2004-02-18
Resigned
HCP SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-11-25 · resigned 2013-11-25
Resigned
MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-05-16 · resigned 2001-10-03
Resigned
BASSINDALE, Christopher John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-07-07 · resigned 2008-04-16
Resigned
BLOWS, Ashley Mark→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2004-09-17
Resigned
BYRNE, James Anthony John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-07-08 · resigned 2006-03-22
Resigned
GALEON, Christine Annick→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-09-15 · resigned 2005-07-15
Resigned
GRAHAM, John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-12-21 · resigned 2010-08-05
Resigned
HEAVEY, Sarah Joanne→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-04-16 · resigned 2010-01-21
Resigned
HOILE, Richard David→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-08-23 · resigned 2006-07-07
Resigned
LAWSON, Ian Michael→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2002-07-08
Resigned
MELLER, Gillian Elizabeth→
director · ~53y · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2001-10-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Dexia Management Services
Dexia Management Services Limited
Charge over shares and floating charge between the company and dexia management services limited as security trustee for itself and the other finance parties (as defined)2 properties11/10/200121/01/2020

Recent filings (131 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-09