ACADEMY WEAR UK LTD
🌳Matureactive
08771802 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-12
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£112
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.2y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £112
Net assets shrinking
Down £706 YoY
Cash YoY
-7%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£10k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Net Worth
£112
↓ 86% YoY
Current Assets
£344k
↑ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £57.9k | £26.8k |
| Current assets | £344.4k | £237.6k |
| Cash | £9.9k | £10.6k |
| Debtors | £229.7k | £126.8k |
| Net assets | £112 | £818 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-06-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ecapital Commercial Finance Limited
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
- 2013-11-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADEMY WEAR UK LTD
- 2013-11-12➕ANDERSON, Arlene Pieri appointeddirector
- 2013-11-12➕ANDERSON, John Robert 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome 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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Arlene Pieri Anderson Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr John Robert Anderson Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 ACTIVE CLUB LTD→ 16021719 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A & A PEARSON COUNTRYWIDE LTD→ 11355448 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A C F FLOORING LIMITED→ 06203651 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| A.H. & D. CUTHBERTSON LIMITED→ 00695452 · est 1961 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 64y | — | — |
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| AALMINA LIMITED→ 16074536 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AATHIYA RETAIL LTD→ 16530322 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| ACE VINTAGE LIMITED→ 14746737 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
Kepier House
Belmont Business Park
Durham
Co. Durham
DH1 1TW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ANDERSON, Arlene Pieri→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2013-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDERSON, John Robert→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-11-12
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ecapital Commercial Finance Ecapital Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 13/06/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”) | A registered charge | — | 14/02/2018 | 03/12/2024 |
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-11