ASSESS EDUCATION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06829393 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-02-25
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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| Average employees | 12 | 1100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
7
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-06-24📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2026-06-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-06-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-29➕ROBINSON, Dena appointeddirector
- 2026-05-29➖MARSDEN, Karen Patricia resigneddirector
- 2026-05-29➖WHITTLE, Daniel Thomas resigneddirector
- 2026-01-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-19➕WHITTLE, Daniel Thomas appointeddirector
- 2025-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-05➕ROONEY, Leah Charlotte appointeddirector
- 2025-09-05➖ROBINSON, Dena resigneddirector
- 2024-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-10➖ROONEY, Benjamin Thomas resigneddirector
- 2023-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-05-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-11-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-02-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-09-01➕MARSDEN, Karen Patricia appointeddirector
- 2020-05-01➖ROBINSON, Robert James resigneddirector
- 2017-12-19➕ROONEY, Benjamin Thomas appointeddirector
- 2017-12-07➕ROBINSON, Robert James appointeddirector
- 2009-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ASSESS EDUCATION LIMITED
- 2009-02-25➕ROBINSON, Dena appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MARSDEN, Karen Patricia resigned 2026-05-29; ROBINSON, Dena resigned 2025-09-05; WHITTLE, Daniel Thomas resigned 2026-05-29
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Miss Dena Robinson Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Dena Robinsonceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APOLLO ACTIVE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY→ 12630766 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ATHERTON HOUSE GROUP LTD→ 11781561 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BARA MANAGEMENT LTD→ 12742962 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BARI EDU CONSULTANTS LTD→ 14119081 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BASIRA LTD→ 15995744 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BE THERE LEARNING LTD→ 11670001 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BEE SMART TUITION CENTRE LTD→ 12375275 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BEHAVIOUR APPROACH GROUP LTD→ 16932315 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BELIEVE & ACHIEVE CIC→ 16801845 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BELONG CE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST→ 16563101 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BELONGING SCHOOLS LIMITED→ 15856072 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2009-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education
Registered office
187-193 Picton Road
Wavertree
Liverpool
L15 4LG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
ROBINSON, Dena→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2026-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROONEY, Leah Charlotte→
Activedirector · ~20y · appointed 2025-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARSDEN, Karen Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-09-01 · resigned 2026-05-29
ROBINSON, Dena→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2009-02-25 · resigned 2025-09-05
ROBINSON, Robert James→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2017-12-07 · resigned 2020-05-01
ROONEY, Benjamin Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~28y · appointed 2017-12-19 · resigned 2024-04-10
WHITTLE, Daniel Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2026-01-19 · resigned 2026-05-29
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Recent filings (59 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-30
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-06-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-23