ACADEMY NETWORKS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04570490 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-23

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

—

year to Oct 2025

Net worth

£4.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

62020Information technology consultancy activities
62030Computer facilities management activities
62090Other information technology service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £4,071

Cash YoY

-25%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£76k

↓ 25% YoY

Net Worth

£4k

↑ 11% YoY

Current Assets

£191k

↓ 3.1% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31
Total assets	£4.1k	£3.7k
Current assets	£191.5k	£197.7k
Cash	£75.8k	£101.3k
Debtors	£115.2k	£95.9k
Net assets	£4.1k	£3.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-06-03
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accounts · AA
2025-06-18
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accounts · AA
2024-06-03
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accounts · AA
2023-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
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accounts · AA
2021-07-30
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accounts · AA
2020-07-31
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accounts · AA
2019-07-31
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accounts · AA
2018-07-30
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accounts · AA
2017-07-19
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accounts · AA
2016-05-19
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accounts · AA
2016-03-31
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change-of-constitution · CC04
2016-03-31
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2016-03-31
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capital · SH08
2016-03-31
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capital · SH10
2007-03-01
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TORCY, Stephan appointed
director
2006-12-15
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HANDLEY, Lorna appointed
secretary
2006-12-15
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HARRISON, Jill Rene resigned
secretary
2002-10-23
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Company incorporated
As ACADEMY NETWORKS LIMITED
2002-10-23
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CRAWFORD, Andrew Forrester appointed
director
2002-10-23
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HARRISON, Jill Rene appointed
secretary
2002-10-23
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-10-23
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. 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

clean

No 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 Andrew Forrester Crawford Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Stephan Torcy Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2002-10-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Bassett House

5 Southwell Park Road

Camberley

Surrey

GU15 3PU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-06

Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HANDLEY, Lorna→

secretary · appointed 2006-12-15

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Active

CRAWFORD, Andrew Forrester→

director · ~58y · appointed 2002-10-23

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Active

TORCY, Stephan→

director · ~52y · appointed 2007-03-01

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Active

HARRISON, Jill Rene→

secretary · appointed 2002-10-23 · resigned 2006-12-15

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-23 · resigned 2002-10-23

Resigned

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