ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST

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08707909 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-09-26

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 10.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 10.1y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 10.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

28 officers (11 active, 28 linked, 27 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

78 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand

2026-02-11
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officers · AP03
2026-01-29
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FLACH, Carol Marie appointed
secretary
2026-01-19
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STRATFORD, Michael Edward appointed
director
2026-01-19
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officers · AP01
2026-01-19
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officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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ILES, Karen resigned
director
2025-12-17
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accounts · AA
2025-11-13
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officers · AP01
2025-11-13
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officers · AP01
2025-10-23
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SCOTT, Louise Gail appointed
director
2025-10-23
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STONE, George David appointed
director
2025-03-12
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officers · TM01
2025-03-05
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DAYBLOVSKAYA, Svetlana appointed
director
2025-03-05
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ILES, Karen appointed
director
2025-03-05
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officers · AP01
2025-03-05
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officers · AP01
2025-02-28
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CARR, David John resigned
director
2024-12-31
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accounts · AA
2024-10-22
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officers · AP01
2024-10-10
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MARIN, Catalina appointed
director
2024-09-26
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officers · TM01
2024-08-31
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PEARSON, Colin George, Dr resigned
director
2024-06-24
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accounts · AA
2024-02-02
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officers · TM01
2024-01-19
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ASHBY, Cheryl Ann resigned
director
2024-01-09
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officers · TM01
2024-01-03
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CAVE, Rachel Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-08-14
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address · AD01
2023-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-31
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HEADLAND, Gary Clive resigned
director
2022-05-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-05
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officers · AP01
2022-04-01
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HEADLAND, Gary Clive appointed
director
2022-03-31
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DICKETTS, Sally Ann Sheila, Dame resigned
director
2022-02-24
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NICHOLLS, Lee appointed
director
2022-01-19
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HARPER, Joanne Stephanie appointed
director
2022-01-19
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ASHBY, Cheryl Ann appointed
director
2021-07-31
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ESPEJO LIZANA, Maria Placida resigned
director
2021-07-31
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NICHOLLS, Lee resigned
director
2021-03-01
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CARR, David John appointed
director
2021-01-20
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PEARSON, Colin George, Dr appointed
director
2020-12-09
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FORD, Beverley Jane resigned
director
2020-05-19
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PIKE, Helen Laura resigned
director
2020-01-22
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MCCALL, Ann Marie appointed
director
2019-07-29
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KILSHAW, David Andrew resigned
director
2019-04-02
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CAVE, Rachel Elizabeth appointed
director
2018-10-29
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MITCHELL, Keith Charles Dennis appointed
director
2018-10-25
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HARPER, Joanne Stephanie resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 69 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

Incorporated2013-09-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

C/O Utc Reading

Crescent Road

Reading

RG1 5RQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-10

Last: 2025-09-26