ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE UK LTD
🌳Matureactive
06550083 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-31
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£128.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.2y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £128,561
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£129k
↑ 1.0% YoY
Current Assets
£563k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £455.9k | £338.5k |
| Current assets | £563.2k | £468.8k |
| Net assets | £128.6k | £127.3k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Funding Circle Limited
- 2023-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-09-05📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2010-03-31➖SHUTTLEWORTH, Angela Louise resignedsecretary
- 2008-07-25➕AUSTIN, Michael Edward appointeddirector
- 2008-03-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE UK LTD
- 2008-03-31➕SHUTTLEWORTH, Richard James appointeddirector
- 2008-03-31➕SHUTTLEWORTH, Angela Louise appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
68/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Katherine Joanne Austin Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/03/2024 |
Mrs Angela Louise Shuttleworth Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/03/2024 |
Mr Richard James Shuttleworth Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Michael Edward Austin Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
4 Halifax Street
Ashton-Under-Lyne
OL6 8PQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
AUSTIN, Michael Edward→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2008-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHUTTLEWORTH, Richard James→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2008-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHUTTLEWORTH, Angela Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-03-31 · resigned 2010-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Funding Circle Funding Circle Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/07/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 16/02/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29