ACTIVATE LEARNING INVESTMENTS LIMITED

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07253475 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-05-13
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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not disclosed
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
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85320Technical and vocational secondary education
  • 85410Post-secondary non-tertiary education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 14 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
77 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 other
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 other
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-17
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  3. 2026-03-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-05-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2023-05-15
    ➕
    GLEESON, Amy appointed
    secretary
  8. 2023-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-04-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-04-01
    ➕
    HEADLAND, Gary Clive appointed
    director
  12. 2022-03-31
    ➖
    DICKETTS, Sally Ann Sheila, Dame resigned
    director
  13. 2022-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2018-11-19
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  19. 2018-11-16
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AAMD
  20. 2018-04-23
    ➕
    BALL, Stephen appointed
    director
  21. 2015-08-31
    ➖
    MCCORMICK, Stephen Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2014-06-30
    ➖
    DONOGHUE, Lesley Margaret resigned
    director
  23. 2012-12-11
    ➕
    DONOGHUE, Lesley Margaret appointed
    director
  24. 2012-12-11
    ➖
    MEDHAT, Sa'Ad, Professor resigned
    director
  25. 2012-12-11
    ➖
    MILLER, Paul William resigned
    director
  26. 2012-12-11
    ➖
    SHEPLEY-CUTHBERT, David Charles resigned
    director
  27. 2012-08-19
    ➖
    MEREDITH, Helen Mary resigned
    secretary
  28. 2011-04-01
    ➖
    GRIFFIN, Kathleen resigned
    director
  29. 2011-04-01
    ➖
    SMITHERS, Yvonne Francis resigned
    director
  30. 2011-04-01
    ➖
    STOKOE, William Hugh resigned
    director
  31. 2011-03-07
    ➖
    STONE, John resigned
    director
  32. 2011-03-02
    ➖
    BEWICK, Tom resigned
    director
  33. 2011-01-25
    ➕
    SMITHERS, Yvonne Francis appointed
    director
  34. 2010-12-17
    ➖
    KERR, Colin William Hamilton resigned
    director
  35. 2010-09-07
    ➕
    MEREDITH, Helen Mary appointed
    secretary
  36. 2010-07-16
    ➕
    BEWICK, Tom appointed
    director
  37. 2010-07-16
    ➕
    DICKETTS, Sally Ann Sheila, Dame appointed
    director
  38. 2010-07-16
    ➕
    GRIFFIN, Kathleen appointed
    director
  39. 2010-07-16
    ➕
    MCCORMICK, Stephen Andrew appointed
    director
  40. 2010-07-16
    ➕
    MEDHAT, Sa'Ad, Professor appointed
    director
  41. 2010-07-16
    ➕
    MILLER, Paul William appointed
    director
  42. 2010-07-16
    ➕
    SHEPLEY-CUTHBERT, David Charles appointed
    director
  43. 2010-07-16
    ➕
    STOKOE, William Hugh appointed
    director
  44. 2010-05-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVATE LEARNING INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  45. 2010-05-13
    ➕
    KERR, Colin William Hamilton appointed
    director
  46. 2010-05-13
    ➕
    STONE, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

Activate Learning
Oxpens Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 1SA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

GLEESON, Amy→
secretary · appointed 2023-05-15
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Active
BALL, Stephen→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-04-23
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Active
HEADLAND, Gary Clive→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-04-01
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Active
MEREDITH, Helen Mary→
secretary · appointed 2010-09-07 · resigned 2012-08-19
Resigned
BEWICK, Tom→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-07-16 · resigned 2011-03-02
Resigned
DICKETTS, Sally Ann Sheila, Dame→
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-07-16 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
DONOGHUE, Lesley Margaret→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-12-11 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned
GRIFFIN, Kathleen→
director · ~80y · appointed 2010-07-16 · resigned 2011-04-01
Resigned
KERR, Colin William Hamilton→
director · ~72y · appointed 2010-05-13 · resigned 2010-12-17
Resigned
MCCORMICK, Stephen Andrew→
director · ~73y · appointed 2010-07-16 · resigned 2015-08-31
Resigned
MEDHAT, Sa'Ad, Professor→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-07-16 · resigned 2012-12-11
Resigned
MILLER, Paul William→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-07-16 · resigned 2012-12-11
Resigned
SHEPLEY-CUTHBERT, David Charles→
director · ~80y · appointed 2010-07-16 · resigned 2012-12-11
Resigned
SMITHERS, Yvonne Francis→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-01-25 · resigned 2011-04-01
Resigned
STOKOE, William Hugh→
director · ~80y · appointed 2010-07-16 · resigned 2011-04-01
Resigned
STONE, John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-05-13 · resigned 2011-03-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-01-04