AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST

🌳Matureactive

07523557 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-02-09

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85310General secondary education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

62 officers (13 active, 62 linked, 60 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

163 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (134 events)Click to expand

2026-01-15
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2025-09-02
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2025-09-02
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2025-08-31
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RODEA, James Leslie, Mr. resigned
director
2025-08-31
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SNOOK, Paul resigned
director
2025-01-14
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accounts · AA
2024-12-17
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2024-12-17
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2024-12-16
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2024-12-16
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2024-12-16
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2024-12-11
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officers · TM01
2024-12-11
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officers · TM01
2024-12-11
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2024-12-09
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LOUKES, Jeremy Paul resigned
director
2024-09-01
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BARTON, Helen appointed
director
2024-09-01
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EDWARDS, Richard James appointed
director
2024-09-01
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KENNINGHAM, Rachael Patricia appointed
director
2024-09-01
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LERWILL, Paul appointed
director
2024-09-01
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NEWMAN, Mary Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-09-01
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ROBINS, Claire Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-09-01
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WEBSTER, Paul Oliver appointed
director
2024-09-01
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SNOOK, Paul appointed
director
2024-08-31
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LEINSTER, Norman Kennedy resigned
director
2024-08-31
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SWEET, Jonathan William Edward, Mr. resigned
director
2024-08-14
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-14
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change-of-name · NE01
2024-08-14
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change-of-name · CONNOT
2024-05-14
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officers · TM01
2024-05-08
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KEEN, Linda Marion resigned
director
2024-04-16
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accounts · AA
2023-09-13
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officers · TM01
2023-08-31
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COMNINOS, Gregory James resigned
director
2023-04-25
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officers · AP03
2023-04-24
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BARCLAY, Amy appointed
secretary
2023-03-31
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SHAW, Julia Suzanne resigned
secretary
2023-03-01
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BRIGHTON, Thomas Robert, Mr. resigned
director
2022-09-20
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GIBBONS, Duncan, Mr. appointed
director
2022-09-20
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MANNING, Frances Catherine, Mrs. appointed
director
2022-07-18
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LASCELLES, Simon resigned
director
2022-04-26
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DAYMOND, Nicholas Joseph resigned
director
2022-04-21
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BRIGHTON, Thomas Robert, Mr. appointed
director
2022-04-21
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LASCELLES, Simon appointed
director
2022-02-15
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KENNEDY, David George Richard resigned
director
2021-11-30
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SPRINGALL, Richard Kelvin resigned
director
2021-11-11
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BOREL-SALADIN, Catherine Jane, Mrs. appointed
director
2021-10-11
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JONES, Peter, Mr. resigned
director

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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

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — 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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: RODEA, James Leslie, Mr. resigned 2025-08-31; SNOOK, Paul resigned 2025-08-31

Name changed 3 times

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-08-14: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-08-14: change-of-name-exemption

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2011-02-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Sandringham School

The Ridgeway

St Albans

Hertfordshire

AL4 9NX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-09

Last: 2026-02-23