ASSOCIATION OF QUALITY CONTROL IN EDUCATION AND TEACHING

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08580397 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-06-21
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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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 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-09-30
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    YANG, Baochuan appointed
    director
  3. 2025-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  12. 2018-09-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2018-09-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2018-09-01
    ➕
    ZHANG, Qing, Dr appointed
    secretary
  15. 2018-09-01
    ➖
    YANG, Min, Dr resigned
    secretary
  16. 2018-08-23
    ➕
    TONG, Guifang appointed
    director
  17. 2018-08-23
    ➖
    ZHANG, Qing, Dr resigned
    director
  18. 2018-08-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-08-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-01-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2013-06-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ASSOCIATION OF QUALITY CONTROL IN EDUCATION AND TEACHING
  23. 2013-06-21
    ➕
    YANG, Min, Dr appointed
    secretary
  24. 2013-06-21
    ➕
    ZHANG, Qing, Dr appointed
    secretary
  25. 2013-06-21
    ➖
    ZHANG, Qing, Dr resigned
    secretary
  26. 2013-06-21
    ➕
    YANG, Min, Dr appointed
    director
  27. 2013-06-21
    ➖
    YANG, Min, Dr resigned
    director
  28. 2013-06-21
    ➕
    ZHANG, Qing, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Incorporated2013-06-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Complins Close
Oxford
OX2 6PZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

ZHANG, Qing, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2018-09-01
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Active
TONG, Guifang→
director · ~83y · appointed 2018-08-23
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Active
YANG, Baochuan→
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-09-30
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Active
YANG, Min, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2013-06-21 · resigned 2018-09-01
Resigned
ZHANG, Qing, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2013-06-21 · resigned 2013-06-21
Resigned
YANG, Min, Dr→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-06-21 · resigned 2013-06-21
Resigned
ZHANG, Qing, Dr→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-06-21 · resigned 2018-08-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-22