AUCKLAND COLLEGE LTD

🌳Matureactive
07139033 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-28
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 16.2y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees13412300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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  2. 2025-05-30
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  3. 2025-02-12
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  4. 2025-02-12
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  9. 2025-02-12
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  10. 2025-02-12
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    Charge satisfied #4
  11. 2025-02-12
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    Charge satisfied #3
  12. 2025-02-12
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    Charge satisfied #2
  13. 2025-02-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  14. 2024-05-30
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  15. 2024-05-28
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  16. 2024-05-24
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  17. 2024-05-24
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  18. 2024-05-24
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  19. 2023-05-26
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  20. 2022-05-20
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  21. 2021-05-24
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  22. 2020-07-08
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    AKARAONYE, Gillian appointed
    director
  23. 2020-07-08
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  24. 2020-07-08
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  25. 2019-11-26
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    ASHDOWN, Simon Richard resigned
    director
  26. 2019-03-13
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    ASHDOWN, Simon Richard appointed
    director
  27. 2019-03-13
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    WHITTLE, Charles Anthony resigned
    director
  28. 2015-01-22
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Ces Guernsey Limited
  29. 2011-01-28
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    WHITTLE, Charles Anthony appointed
    director
  30. 2010-11-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Complete Educational Services Limited
  31. 2010-11-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Ces Guernsey Limited (The Noteholder)
  32. 2010-07-30
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    MYERS, Elaine resigned
    director
  33. 2010-04-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Complete Educational Services Limited
  34. 2010-03-04
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    MYERS, Elaine appointed
    director
  35. 2010-01-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AUCKLAND COLLEGE LTD
  36. 2010-01-28
    ➕
    AKARAONYA, Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Auckland College Holdings Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Auckland College Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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AUCKLAND COLLEGE LTD
This company · 07139033

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Auckland College Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting25/11/2019
Mr Anthony Chukuemeka Akaraonye
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—board control25-50% shares · board control06/04/2016
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Gillian Akaraonyeceased 08/07/2020· board control · trust interest · firm interest
  • Mr Fahmid Ali Rashidceased 26/11/2019· significant influence · trust interest
  • Mr Charles Anthony Whittleceased 13/03/2019· significant influence
  • Ces Guernsey Ltdceased 04/05/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

65-67 Parkfield Road
Aigburth
Liverpool
L17 4LE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

AKARAONYA, Anthony→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AKARAONYE, Gillian→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHDOWN, Simon Richard→
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-03-13 · resigned 2019-11-26
Resigned
MYERS, Elaine→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-03-04 · resigned 2010-07-30
Resigned
WHITTLE, Charles Anthony→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-01-28 · resigned 2019-03-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Ces Guernsey
Ces Guernsey Limited
A registered charge—22/01/201512/02/2025
satisfied
Complete Educational Services
Complete Educational Services Limited
Debenture1 property03/11/201012/02/2025
satisfied
Ces Guernsey (The Noteholder)
Ces Guernsey Limited (The Noteholder)
Debenture1 property03/11/201012/02/2025
satisfied
Complete Educational Services
Complete Educational Services Limited
Debenture1 property30/04/201012/02/2025

Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-12
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mortgage · MR04
2025-02-12
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mortgage · MR04
2025-02-12
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mortgage · MR04
2025-02-12
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mortgage · MR04
2025-02-12
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mortgage · MR04
2025-02-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-05-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-24