AJT EDUCATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08617114 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-19
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 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.

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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees200200

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

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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-10-29
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2020-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-07-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AJT EDUCATION LIMITED
  17. 2013-07-19
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    TODD, Alan appointed
    director
  18. 2013-07-19
    ➕
    TODD, Jane Sarah, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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
Dr Jane Sarah Todd
Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016
Mr Alan Todd
Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

3 Lightowler Close
Cherry Burton
Beverley
East Yorkshire
HU17 7FR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

TODD, Alan→
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-07-19
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Active
TODD, Jane Sarah, Dr→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-07-19
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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2020-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-27