ACADEMY LEARNING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06764948 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-03
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£14.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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 95-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 95). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
61 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
70
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 £14,809
Cash YoY
+5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£233k
↑ 5.1% YoY
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 125% YoY
Current Assets
£233k
↑ 5.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£47k£93k£140k£186k£233kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£14.8k£6.6k
Current assets£233.1k£221.8k
Cash£233.1k£221.8k
Debtors£3£3
Net assets£14.8k£6.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-14
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    ALLEN, David Edward appointed
    director
  3. 2026-04-14
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    ALLEN, David, Mr. resigned
    director
  4. 2026-04-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-09-22
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-04-04
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  7. 2025-03-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-11-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-10-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-10-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2023-10-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-02-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  18. 2021-02-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  19. 2021-02-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2021-02-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2019-06-25
    ➕
    ALLEN, Susan appointed
    director
  22. 2008-12-18
    ➕
    ALLEN, David, Mr. appointed
    director
  23. 2008-12-18
    ➖
    CHRAPOVICKAJA, Vanda resigned
    director
  24. 2008-12-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACADEMY LEARNING LIMITED
  25. 2008-12-03
    ➕
    OMEGA AGENTS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2008-12-03
    ➕
    CHRAPOVICKAJA, Vanda appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 95 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 95 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Susan Mary Allen
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest14/04/2016
Mrs Sarah Lee Mulraine
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control14/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Allenceased 01/03/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2008-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

35-37 Ludgate Hill
Office 7
London
EC4M 7JN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

OMEGA AGENTS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLEN, David Edward→
director · ~95y · appointed 2026-04-14
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Active
ALLEN, Susan→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLEN, David, Mr.→
director · ~95y · appointed 2008-12-18 · resigned 2026-04-14
Resigned
CHRAPOVICKAJA, Vanda→
director · ~44y · appointed 2008-12-03 · resigned 2008-12-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-02