ACTIVE SUPPORT EDUCATION CENTRE LTD
🌳Matureactive
08702890 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-09-24
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£350.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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 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: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
27 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £350,584
Cash YoY
+4417%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£249k
↑ 4417% YoY
Net Worth
£351k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£697k
↑ 78% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £350.6k | £286.3k |
| Current assets | £697.2k | £391.5k |
| Cash | £248.6k | £5.5k |
| Debtors | £448.6k | £386.0k |
| Net assets | £350.6k | £286.3k |
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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-10-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-09-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE SUPPORT EDUCATION CENTRE LTD
- 2013-09-24➕FORD, Matthew James appointeddirector
- 2013-09-24➕KOYES, Shahed Ahmed appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 58. 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew James Ford Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 24/09/2016 |
Mr Shahed Ahmed Koyes Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 24/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 1, Britannia Estates
Leagrave Road
Luton
LU3 1RJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FORD, Matthew James→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KOYES, Shahed Ahmed→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2013-09-24
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Recent filings (27 total)
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2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-21