ALACRITY FOUNDATION

🌳Matureactive

07554557 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-03-07

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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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

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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 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (5 active, 15 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 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.

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	5	500

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2025-12-10
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accounts · AA
2025-11-03
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officers · AP01
2025-11-03
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officers · TM01
2025-10-14
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OCKENDEN, Alan John resigned
director
2025-09-16
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BOWEN, Gayle Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-05-20
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officers · TM01
2025-05-09
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EVANS, Margaret Delyth resigned
director
2024-12-10
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accounts · AA
2024-02-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
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officers · AP01
2023-12-07
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COUTTS, Flora Stephanie Legh appointed
director
2023-05-10
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officers · AP01
2023-05-09
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officers · AP01
2023-05-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-09
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officers · TM01
2023-04-06
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HOMER, David appointed
director
2023-04-06
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EVANS - WILLIAMS, Debra Elizbeth, Dr resigned
director
2023-04-06
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LAPPIN-SCOTT, Hilary Margaret, Professor resigned
director
2023-04-06
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OCKENDEN, Alan John appointed
director
2023-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-11-19
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accounts · AA
2020-01-15
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EVANS, Margaret Delyth appointed
director
2020-01-15
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HARGREAVES, Ian Richard resigned
director
2020-01-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-01-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-28
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WALKER, Michael resigned
director
2017-05-01
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WILLIAMS, William Huw, Dr appointed
director
2017-05-01
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WILLIAMS, William Huw, Dr resigned
director
2016-06-29
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COLCOMB, Mark appointed
secretary
2015-04-22
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EVANS - WILLIAMS, Debra Elizbeth, Dr appointed
director
2015-01-26
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LAPPIN-SCOTT, Hilary Margaret, Professor appointed
director
2014-12-31
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EVANS, Ruth Elizabeth resigned
director
2014-11-03
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DOYLE, Michael resigned
secretary
2013-03-26
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CURRIE, David Anthony, Lord resigned
director
2013-03-26
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HARGREAVES, Ian Richard appointed
director
2011-10-03
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DOYLE, Michael appointed
secretary
2011-03-07
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Company incorporated
As ALACRITY FOUNDATION
2011-03-07
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GIBSON, Simon John, Dr appointed
director
2011-03-07
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CURRIE, David Anthony, Lord appointed
director
2011-03-07
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EVANS, Ruth Elizabeth appointed
director
2011-03-07
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WALKER, Michael 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

-4 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 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2011-03-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Alacrity House Moderator Wharf

Kingsway

Newport

South Wales

NP20 1HG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-21

Last: 2026-05-07