ASHDOWN ACADEMY LTD

🌳Matureactive
07931396 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-01
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees—800

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-24
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  10. 2021-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-01-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-12-24
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  13. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-13
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  15. 2020-02-13
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  16. 2020-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-08-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-08-01
    ➖
    KANE, Justine resigned
    director
  20. 2019-07-01
    ➖
    MORRIS, Andrew Bernard resigned
    director
  21. 2017-12-18
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    MORRIS, Andrew Bernard appointed
    director
  22. 2015-04-01
    ➕
    DERRICK, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  23. 2015-04-01
    ➕
    KANE, Justine appointed
    director
  24. 2013-01-24
    ➖
    DERRICK, Claire Louise resigned
    director
  25. 2012-02-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHDOWN ACADEMY LTD
  26. 2012-02-01
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Lorne Alexander appointed
    director
  27. 2012-02-01
    ➕
    FITZMAURICE, Rupert James Loughnan appointed
    director
  28. 2012-02-01
    ➕
    DERRICK, Claire Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lorne Alexander Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Rupert James Loughnan Fitzmaurice
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Yew Tree House
Lewes Road
Forest Row
RH18 5AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

ARMSTRONG, Lorne Alexander→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DERRICK, Claire Louise→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FITZMAURICE, Rupert James Loughnan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DERRICK, Claire Louise→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-02-01 · resigned 2013-01-24
Resigned
KANE, Justine→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2019-08-01
Resigned
MORRIS, Andrew Bernard→
director · ~74y · appointed 2017-12-18 · resigned 2019-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2021-02-24