ASTEX EDUCATIONAL ADVISORS UK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06901963 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-11
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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 (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-24📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2023-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-22📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2022-03-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-22📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2021-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-07➕ST JAMES SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-07-07➖SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-09-26➖GALLEGO ARRIBAS, Agustin resignedsecretary
- 2011-09-26➕SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-06-22➕ALVAREZ-VALDES Y FLOREZ DE QUINONES, Inigo appointeddirector
- 2009-06-22➕ALVAREZ-VALDES Y FLOREZ DE QUINONES, Vicente appointeddirector
- 2009-06-22➕GALLEGO ARRIBAS, Agustin appointedsecretary
- 2009-06-22➖SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-06-22➖SADLER, Sian resigneddirector
- 2009-05-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ASTEX EDUCATIONAL ADVISORS UK LIMITED
- 2009-05-11➕SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-05-11➕SADLER, Sian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
74/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-25
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Iñigo Alvarez-Valdes Florez De Quiñones Individual · Spanish · DOB 05/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/05/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Vicente Antonio Alvarerz-Valdes Florez De Quiñonesceased 08/09/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Registered office
Carnac Place Cams Hall Estate
Fareham
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO16 8UY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-11
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
ST JAMES SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2015-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALVAREZ-VALDES Y FLOREZ DE QUINONES, Inigo→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALVAREZ-VALDES Y FLOREZ DE QUINONES, Vicente→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2009-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GALLEGO ARRIBAS, Agustin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-06-22 · resigned 2011-09-26
SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-09-26 · resigned 2015-07-07
SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-05-11 · resigned 2009-06-22
SADLER, Sian→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2009-05-11 · resigned 2009-06-22
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Recent filings (65 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-03-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-22
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30