AFRICAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

🌳Matureactive

04969904 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-11-19

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

£48.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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 £48,700

Net assets shrinking

Down £31,572 YoY

Cash YoY

+433%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£75k

↑ 433% YoY

Net Worth

£49k

↓ 39% YoY

Current Assets

£81k

↓ 33% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£48.7k	£80.3k
Current assets	£81.0k	£120.2k
Cash	£75.4k	£14.2k
Debtors	£5.6k	£106.0k
Net assets	£48.7k	£80.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-01-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-16
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LANCE, Sean Patrick resigned
director
2025-08-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-24
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KINGSTON, Martin Lawrence resigned
director
2025-02-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-31
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STONE, Michael Sheridan resigned
director
2025-01-28
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MAPHISA, Kunyalala appointed
director
2025-01-24
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FOKUO, Isaac Kwaku Gyimah appointed
director
2025-01-24
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KINGSTON, Martin Lawrence appointed
director
2024-06-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-18
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-01
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OBENG, Edward David Asihene resigned
director
2022-03-01
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HACKING, Douglas David, The Rt Hon The Lord resigned
director
2021-10-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-01
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OBENG, Edward David Asihene appointed
director
2019-01-02
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OHIORHENUAN, John Folorunsho Enahoro resigned
director
2017-11-19
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MOYO, Nkosana Donald, Dr resigned
director
2016-07-01
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ZIMBLER, Allen, Dr appointed
director
2008-12-01
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MOYO, Nkosana Donald, Dr appointed
director
2008-10-01
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OHIORHENUAN, John Folorunsho Enahoro appointed
director
2005-01-10
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GREENSMITH, John Malcolm Travers appointed
director
2003-11-19
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Company incorporated
As AFRICAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
2003-11-19
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WILSON, Peter Robert Bain appointed
secretary
2003-11-19
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HACKING, Douglas David, The Rt Hon The Lord appointed
director
2003-11-19
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LANCE, Sean Patrick appointed
director
2003-11-19
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STONE, Michael Sheridan appointed
director

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: KINGSTON, Martin Lawrence resigned 2025-07-24; LANCE, Sean Patrick resigned 2025-11-16

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Malcolm Travers Greensmith Individual · British · DOB 10/1949 · age 77	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/08/2023
Mr Peter Robert Bain Wilson Individual · British · DOB 10/1944 · age 82	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	19/11/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Sean Patrick Lanceceased 01/08/2023· significant influence

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2003-11-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Hillcrest

Guildford Road

Ottershaw

Surrey

KT16 0QL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-03

Last: 2025-11-19