ANIMALS IN SCIENCE - EDUCATION TRUST

🌳Matureactive

06974374 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-07-28

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (7 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

80 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-04-03
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accounts · AA
2025-09-16
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accounts · AA
2025-08-15
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officers · AP01
2025-08-12
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officers · TM01
2025-08-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-07
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BARLEY, Jasmine Beryl resigned
director
2025-05-07
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GARDNER, Karen Jane resigned
director
2025-04-25
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ABELA, Carmen Ann appointed
director
2024-08-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-13
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officers · AP01
2024-08-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-13
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-08-13
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
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GARDNER, Richard Lavenham, Professor resigned
director
2023-12-13
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WINDOWS, Nicola appointed
director
2023-12-06
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STEEL, Wendy appointed
secretary
2023-12-06
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APPLEBEE, Kenneth Albert resigned
secretary
2023-08-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-03
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
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THORNHILL, Allan appointed
director
2020-12-23
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CHAMBERS, Charles appointed
director
2020-12-23
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BARNETT, Stephen William resigned
director
2018-12-14
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BARNETT, Stephen William appointed
director
2018-12-13
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STEEL, Wendy appointed
director
2018-12-13
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BARNETT, Stephen William resigned
director
2016-12-06
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BARLEY, Jasmine Beryl appointed
director
2015-11-30
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TYZACK, Jonathan resigned
director
2011-12-07
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TYZACK, Jonathan appointed
director
2010-02-03
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GARDNER, Karen Jane appointed
director
2009-07-28
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Company incorporated
As ANIMALS IN SCIENCE - EDUCATION TRUST
2009-07-28
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APPLEBEE, Kenneth Albert appointed
director
2009-07-28
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APPLEBEE, Kenneth Albert appointed
secretary
2009-07-28
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BARNETT, Stephen William appointed
director
2009-07-28
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GARDNER, Richard Lavenham, Professor 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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Wendy Steel Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68	—	—	board controlboard control	06/12/2023
Mr Charles Chambers Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72	—	—	board controlboard control	11/08/2022
Kenneth Albert Applebee Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70	—	—	board controlboard control	01/07/2016

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Jasmine Beryl Barleyceased 07/05/2025· board control
Professor Richard Lavenham Gardnerceased 31/12/2023· board control · significant influence
Karen Jane Gardnerceased 11/08/2022· board control · significant influence
Stephen William Barnettceased 23/12/2020· board control · significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2009-07-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

5 South Parade

Summertown

Oxford

Oxfordshire

OX2 7JL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-11

Last: 2025-07-28