ADDED VALUE LEARNING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04504589 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-06
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£184.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
- 85520Cultural education
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £184,605
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,811 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£185k
↓ 8.3% YoY
Current Assets
£245k
↓ 9.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £185.8k | £202.5k |
| Current assets | £244.6k | £269.4k |
| Net assets | £184.6k | £201.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-09-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-02-01➕LEE, Emma Jane appointeddirector
- 2002-08-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ADDED VALUE LEARNING LIMITED
- 2002-08-06➕LEE, Emma Jane appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-06➕LEE, Byron appointeddirector
- 2002-08-06➕BREWER, Suzanne appointednominee-secretary
- 2002-08-06➖BREWER, Suzanne resignednominee-secretary
- 2002-08-06➕BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointednominee-director
- 2002-08-06➖BREWER, Kevin, Dr resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Byron Lee Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/07/2016 |
Mrs Emma Jane Lee Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 07/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing
Registered office
Suite A3, The Old Brewery Building Station Road
Wickwar
Wotton-Under-Edge
GL12 8NB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
LEE, Emma Jane→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BREWER, Suzanne→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-06 · resigned 2002-08-06
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
Resignednominee-director · ~74y · appointed 2002-08-06 · resigned 2002-08-06
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Recent filings (60 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-10-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-09