ASPIRE DRIVER DEVELOPMENT
💤Zombieactive
08385759 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-02-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£353.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £353,509
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£327k
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£354k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£353k
↓ 7.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £364.1k | £324.3k |
| Current assets | £352.6k | £379.6k |
| Cash | £326.6k | £369.7k |
| Debtors | £26.0k | £9.9k |
| Net assets | £353.5k | £314.1k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-05-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-06➕CHAPMAN, Joanne Michelle appointeddirector
- 2013-06-06➖CHAPMAN, Joanne Michelle resigneddirector
- 2013-02-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ASPIRE DRIVER DEVELOPMENT
- 2013-02-01➕CHAPMAN, Joanne Michelle appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANGLO-LINK LANGUAGES LIMITED→ 06466142 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ARCHIUM LIMITED→ 06965604 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ARK ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS LTD→ 16540175 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARK NOX LIMITED→ 16936970 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARTYTIME COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY→ 11536641 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ASHFORD MODEL RAILWAY MUSEUM→ 08415538 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ASJ ASSOCIATES LTD→ 14587414 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ATHLFT LTD→ 16805701 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATTWOOD ACADEMIES→ 09148479 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| AURORA ACADEMIES TRUST→ 08107711 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| AURORA EDUCATION TRUST→ 08022387 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AUTHENTIC LEARNING LTD→ 15668725 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2013-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
23 St. Leonards Road
Bexhill-On-Sea
East Sussex
TN40 1HH
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 (1 active · 1 resigned)
CHAPMAN, Joanne Michelle→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHAPMAN, Joanne Michelle→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2013-06-06
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Recent filings (39 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23