ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE MILTON KEYNES

🌳Matureactive
04765625 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-05-15
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
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£44.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 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
28 officers (13 active, 28 linked, 22 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
115 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £44,383

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£64k
Net Worth
£44k
Current Assets
£70k
Current Liabilities
£0£14k£28k£42k£56k£70kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£44.4k
Current assets£70.5k
Cash£63.6k
Debtors£6.9k
Net assets£44.4k
Average employees100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
    GILBERT, Andrew James appointed
    director
  2. 2026-06-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-05-01
    WOOD, Bethany Anne appointed
    secretary
  4. 2026-05-01
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2026-03-17
    WOOD, Bethany Anne appointed
    director
  6. 2026-03-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2026-02-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2026-02-04
    YUEN, Kwan Lok appointed
    director
  10. 2026-01-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2026-01-09
    BROWN, Christopher Michael appointed
    director
  12. 2025-10-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2025-10-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2025-10-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2025-10-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2025-10-23
    TRESTCHENKOFF, Marina Fernande Lucile resigned
    director
  17. 2025-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2025-01-27
    MOYO, Lindiwe Sandra appointed
    director
  19. 2025-01-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2024-04-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2023-06-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2023-06-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2023-06-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2023-06-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  26. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  27. 2022-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  28. 2021-07-01
    KEILLOR, Kathleen appointed
    secretary
  29. 2021-07-01
    VAN DEN HENDE, Wendy Arnon resigned
    director
  30. 2021-06-24
    VAN DEN HENDE, Wendy Arnon resigned
    secretary
  31. 2021-03-25
    RIPNAR, Kellyann Bridget Lucia appointed
    director
  32. 2021-03-25
    WHITEHEAD, Richard Alistair appointed
    director
  33. 2021-03-25
    BETTS-ALLEN, Michael James resigned
    director
  34. 2021-03-25
    TRESTCHENKOFF, Marina Fernande Lucile appointed
    director
  35. 2020-03-13
    HILLS, Steven resigned
    director
  36. 2020-01-16
    HINGLEY, Stefanie Claire resigned
    director
  37. 2019-10-11
    FORMAN, Richard John appointed
    director
  38. 2019-10-11
    VAN DEN HENDE, Wendy Arnon appointed
    secretary
  39. 2019-10-11
    VAN DEN HENDE, Wendy Arnon appointed
    director
  40. 2019-10-11
    WEBSTER, Pauline Ann resigned
    director
  41. 2019-03-22
    VAN DEN HENDE, Paul Lois Robert resigned
    director
  42. 2019-02-01
    BRUCE STUPPLES, Solveig Margareta resigned
    director
  43. 2018-02-08
    MYNORS, Lara Georgina appointed
    director
  44. 2018-02-08
    BRUCE STUPPLES, Solveig Margareta appointed
    director
  45. 2018-02-08
    HILLS, Steven appointed
    director
  46. 2018-02-08
    HINGLEY, Stefanie Claire appointed
    director
  47. 2017-11-16
    SLEEMAN, Duncan Phillip Francis resigned
    director
  48. 2015-03-20
    KEILLOR, Kathleen appointed
    director
  49. 2015-03-20
    COLLIS, Cecile Lucie Brigitte resigned
    secretary
  50. 2015-03-20
    WEBSTER, Pauline Ann appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 64 events

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
  • -11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Gladys Deleuze
Individual · French · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
sig. influencesignificant influence01/06/2025
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Celine Claire Marie Massonceased 31/05/2025· significant influence
  • Mrs Cecile Lucie Brigitte Collisceased 07/01/2019· significant influence
  • Mrs Cecile Lucie Brigitte Collisceased 07/01/2019· significant influence
  • Mrs Cecile Lucie Brigitte Collisceased 07/01/2019· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2003-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

14 Market Square
Stony Stratford
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK11 1BE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (13 active · 15 resigned)

KEILLOR, Kathleen
secretary · appointed 2021-07-01
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Active
WOOD, Bethany Anne
secretary · appointed 2026-05-01
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Active
BROWN, Christopher Michael
director · ~67y · appointed 2026-01-09
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Active
FORMAN, Richard John
director · ~71y · appointed 2019-10-11
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Active
GILBERT, Andrew James
director · ~58y · appointed 2026-06-30
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Active
KAYE, Anthony
director · ~84y · appointed 2003-05-15
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Active
KEILLOR, Kathleen
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-03-20
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Active
MOYO, Lindiwe Sandra
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-01-27
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Active
MYNORS, Lara Georgina
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-02-08
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Active
RIPNAR, Kellyann Bridget Lucia
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-03-25
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Active
WHITEHEAD, Richard Alistair
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-03-25
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Active
WOOD, Bethany Anne
director · ~35y · appointed 2026-03-17
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Active
YUEN, Kwan Lok
director · ~57y · appointed 2026-02-04
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Active
COLLIS, Cecile Lucie Brigitte
secretary · appointed 2008-05-30 · resigned 2015-03-20
Resigned
PERE-WEST, Veronique
secretary · appointed 2003-05-15 · resigned 2008-05-30
Resigned
VAN DEN HENDE, Wendy Arnon
secretary · appointed 2019-10-11 · resigned 2021-06-24
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-15 · resigned 2003-05-15
Resigned
BEBB, Louisa
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-05-15 · resigned 2005-01-20
Resigned
BETTS-ALLEN, Michael James
director · ~82y · appointed 2012-02-03 · resigned 2021-03-25
Resigned
BRUCE STUPPLES, Solveig Margareta
director · ~81y · appointed 2018-02-08 · resigned 2019-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (115 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11