ACHIEVEABILITY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07324421 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-07-23
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
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
20 officers (8 active, 20 linked, 20 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-31
Average employees0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-03-11
    CARROLL, James William appointed
    director
  4. 2025-12-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-12-10
    MORRIS, Becki resigned
    director
  6. 2025-07-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-07-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-07-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-07-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-07-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-07-15
    OFFORD, Jennifer appointed
    director
  12. 2025-07-14
    THORLEY, Melanie, Dr resigned
    director
  13. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-06-19
    DOUGLAS, Antonia resigned
    director
  17. 2023-06-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2023-03-06
    MARSON, Lenna resigned
    director
  20. 2022-11-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2022-10-31
    COOPER, Ross Eric, Dr resigned
    director
  22. 2022-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-10-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2020-10-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2020-10-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2020-10-05
    HERMANSTEIN, David appointed
    director
  28. 2020-10-05
    DOUGLAS, Antonia appointed
    director
  29. 2020-10-05
    MARSON, Lenna appointed
    director
  30. 2020-02-10
    EMMERSON, Jo Anne Elizabeth resigned
    director
  31. 2019-04-05
    MORRIS, Becki appointed
    director
  32. 2019-01-01
    PITTS, Richard Allen appointed
    director
  33. 2019-01-01
    THORLEY, Melanie, Dr appointed
    director
  34. 2018-02-12
    EMMERSON, Jo Anne Elizabeth appointed
    director
  35. 2018-02-12
    HALL, Graeme, Dr resigned
    director
  36. 2018-02-12
    MARSH, Pierre Steven resigned
    director
  37. 2016-11-29
    KENNADY, Craig appointed
    director
  38. 2016-11-29
    HURST, Henry Alan, Professor resigned
    director
  39. 2016-07-24
    KHAN, Aisha Cecelia resigned
    director
  40. 2016-07-04
    MARSH, Pierre Steven appointed
    director
  41. 2013-10-14
    KELLY, Debra Joanne, Professor appointed
    director
  42. 2013-10-14
    MASKELL, Kevin John appointed
    director
  43. 2013-10-14
    KHAN, Aisha Cecelia appointed
    director
  44. 2013-08-28
    WATERS, Barbara Ann resigned
    director
  45. 2013-06-02
    BRYANT, Shevonne resigned
    director
  46. 2011-11-03
    HURST, Henry Alan, Professor appointed
    director
  47. 2011-10-28
    BRYANT, Shevonne appointed
    director
  48. 2011-10-28
    COOPER, Ross Eric, Dr appointed
    director
  49. 2011-10-28
    HALL, Graeme, Dr appointed
    director
  50. 2011-10-28
    WATERS, Barbara Ann appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

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
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MORRIS, Becki resigned 2025-12-10; THORLEY, Melanie, Dr resigned 2025-07-14

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Old Station Road Haslers
Old Station Road
Loughton
London
IG10 4PL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (8 active · 12 resigned)

CARROLL, James William
director · ~39y · appointed 2026-03-11
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Active
HERMANSTEIN, David
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-10-05
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Active
HEWLETT, Katherine
director · ~68y · appointed 2010-07-23
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Active
KELLY, Debra Joanne, Professor
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-10-14
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Active
KENNADY, Craig
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-11-29
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Active
MASKELL, Kevin John
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-10-14
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Active
OFFORD, Jennifer
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-07-15
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Active
PITTS, Richard Allen
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-01-01
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Active
BRYANT, Shevonne
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-10-28 · resigned 2013-06-02
Resigned
COOPER, Ross Eric, Dr
director · ~75y · appointed 2011-10-28 · resigned 2022-10-31
Resigned
DOUGLAS, Antonia
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-10-05 · resigned 2023-06-19
Resigned
EMMERSON, Jo Anne Elizabeth
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-02-12 · resigned 2020-02-10
Resigned
HALL, Graeme, Dr
director · ~77y · appointed 2011-10-28 · resigned 2018-02-12
Resigned
HURST, Henry Alan, Professor
director · ~82y · appointed 2011-11-03 · resigned 2016-11-29
Resigned
KHAN, Aisha Cecelia
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-10-14 · resigned 2016-07-24
Resigned
MARSH, Pierre Steven
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-07-04 · resigned 2018-02-12
Resigned
MARSON, Lenna
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-10-05 · resigned 2023-03-06
Resigned
MORRIS, Becki
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-04-05 · resigned 2025-12-10
Resigned
THORLEY, Melanie, Dr
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2025-07-14
Resigned
WATERS, Barbara Ann
director · ~78y · appointed 2011-10-28 · resigned 2013-08-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-19