AAE EDUCATION SERVICES LTD
🌳Matureactive
08689830 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-13
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
£21.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £21,072
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£21k
↑ 983% YoY
Current Assets
£81k
↑ 71% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £63.1k | £39.2k |
| Current assets | £81.2k | £47.6k |
| Net assets | £21.1k | £-2.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-01➕BALLANTYNE, William Harris appointeddirector
- 2019-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-05-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-02-28➖GEESON, Timothy John resignedsecretary
- 2017-02-28➖GEESON, Timothy John resigneddirector
- 2013-12-23➕GEESON, Timothy John appointeddirector
- 2013-09-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AAE EDUCATION SERVICES LTD
- 2013-09-13➕BALLANTYNE, Zhifang appointeddirector
- 2013-09-13➕GEESON, Timothy John appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Zhifang Ballantyne Individual · Chinese · DOB 01/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence | 27/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
109 Ermine Way
Arrington
Cambridgeshire
SG8 0AG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BALLANTYNE, William Harris→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BALLANTYNE, Zhifang→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2013-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GEESON, Timothy John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-09-13 · resigned 2017-02-28
GEESON, Timothy John→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2013-12-23 · resigned 2017-02-28
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-02