ARISE AND EXCEL

🌳Matureactive
07906348 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-01-11
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
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 84120
Sector: Public administration
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
32 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-25
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  3. 2023-10-23
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  4. 2022-10-13
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  5. 2021-11-18
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  6. 2021-01-12
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  7. 2019-10-29
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-02-05
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-02-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-09-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-06-27
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    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2015-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-06-23
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    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2012-01-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ARISE AND EXCEL
  17. 2012-01-11
    DALEY, Joanne Olive appointed
    director
  18. 2012-01-11
    MORE-ATKINSON, Donna appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Joanne Olive Daley
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2012-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84120 — SIC 84120

Registered office

21 Marchmont Road
Wallington
Surrey
SM6 9NT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DALEY, Joanne Olive
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-01-11
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MORE-ATKINSON, Donna
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-01-11
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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-24