ABLE 2 ACHIEVE TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07996065 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-03-19
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
not disclosed
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 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 12 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
52 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-09-18
    ELLIOTT, Marika Erin Rosemary resigned
    director
  5. 2025-09-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-09-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-09-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-09-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-09-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-12-06
    STRONGHILL, Tracy-Jane appointed
    director
  12. 2024-10-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-01-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-01-04
    ELLIOTT, Rupert John Urquhart, Mr. resigned
    director
  16. 2023-12-06
    ELLIOTT, Shane Swynfen Jervis appointed
    director
  17. 2023-07-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2023-07-05
    ELLIOTT, Marika Erin Rosemary appointed
    director
  19. 2023-07-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-10-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2022-08-15
    CHESTERS, Tracy Ann resigned
    director
  23. 2022-08-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2022-07-18
    CHESTERS, Tracy Ann appointed
    director
  25. 2022-07-18
    MUNN, John David resigned
    director
  26. 2022-07-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2022-07-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2022-02-18
    GULLIVER, Malcolm Kenneth appointed
    director
  29. 2022-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  30. 2021-07-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  31. 2016-12-22
    RUELL, Ed appointed
    director
  32. 2016-09-22
    JAMESON, John resigned
    director
  33. 2016-06-20
    GULLIVER, Margaret Christine appointed
    director
  34. 2015-02-03
    HARRINGTON, Terry resigned
    director
  35. 2014-05-01
    MUNN, John David appointed
    director
  36. 2013-01-27
    COOK, Philip Anthony resigned
    director
  37. 2012-06-28
    HARRINGTON, Terry appointed
    director
  38. 2012-06-28
    JAMESON, John appointed
    director
  39. 2012-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ABLE 2 ACHIEVE TRUST LIMITED
  40. 2012-03-19
    COOK, Philip Anthony appointed
    director
  41. 2012-03-19
    ELLIOTT, Rupert John Urquhart, Mr. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Able2achieve Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Able2achieve Ltd
Corporate parent
ABLE 2 ACHIEVE TRUST LIMITED
This company · 07996065

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Able2achieve Ltd
Corporate entity
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

23-25 Princes Street
Yeovil
Somerset
BA20 1EN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09

Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)

ELLIOTT, Shane Swynfen Jervis
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-12-06
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Active
GULLIVER, Malcolm Kenneth
director · ~72y · appointed 2022-02-18
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Active
GULLIVER, Margaret Christine
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-06-20
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Active
RUELL, Ed
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-12-22
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Active
STRONGHILL, Tracy-Jane
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-12-06
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Active
CHESTERS, Tracy Ann
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-07-18 · resigned 2022-08-15
Resigned
COOK, Philip Anthony
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-03-19 · resigned 2013-01-27
Resigned
ELLIOTT, Marika Erin Rosemary
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-07-05 · resigned 2025-09-18
Resigned
ELLIOTT, Rupert John Urquhart, Mr.
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-03-19 · resigned 2024-01-04
Resigned
HARRINGTON, Terry
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-06-28 · resigned 2015-02-03
Resigned
JAMESON, John
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-06-28 · resigned 2016-09-22
Resigned
MUNN, John David
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2022-07-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14