ASPIRE AND LEARN LTD

🌳Matureactive

08784755 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-21

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 9.7y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

74 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

• 2 accounts
• 2 other

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 2 other
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2026-05-02
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accounts · AA
2026-05-02
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-05-02
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other · AGREEMENT2
2026-05-02
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other · GUARANTEE2
2025-11-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-10-09
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officers · AP01
2025-10-01
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THOMAS, Sarah Christine appointed
director
2025-03-04
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mortgage · MR01
2025-03-03
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mortgage · MR04
2025-03-03
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mortgage · MR01
2025-03-03
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Charge satisfied #3
2025-02-28
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Charge registered #5
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2025-02-28
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Charge registered #4
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2025-01-24
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accounts · AA
2025-01-23
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other · GUARANTEE2
2025-01-14
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-01-14
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other · AGREEMENT2
2024-02-01
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accounts · AA
2024-02-01
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-02-01
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other · GUARANTEE2
2024-02-01
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other · AGREEMENT2
2023-10-01
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SMITH, Matthew John appointed
director
2023-10-01
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officers · AP01
2023-09-30
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officers · TM01
2023-09-29
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PRIDHAM, Simon Christopher resigned
director
2023-04-28
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accounts · AA
2022-09-01
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mortgage · MR04
2022-09-01
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Charge satisfied #1
2022-03-25
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LEWIS, Steven Murray appointed
director
2022-03-25
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SANTOS, Michael Grant appointed
director
2022-03-25
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TUCKER, Colin John appointed
director
2022-03-25
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STEPHENS, Jeremy Anthony resigned
director
2022-03-25
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Growth Lending 2021 Limited
2021-06-22
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STEPHENS, Jeremy Anthony appointed
director
2021-06-22
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STEPHENS, Jeremy Anthony resigned
director
2020-06-22
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STEPHENS, Jeremy Anthony appointed
director
2020-06-22
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STEPHENS, Jeremy Anthony resigned
director
2019-06-03
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DOUGLAS, Mark resigned
director
2018-11-20
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DOUGLAS, Mark appointed
director
2018-04-09
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-02-15
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2016-11-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2013-11-21
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Company incorporated
As ASPIRE AND LEARN LTD
2013-11-21
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PRIDHAM, Simon Christopher appointed
director
2013-11-21
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STEPHENS, Jeremy Anthony appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Educ8 Training Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Educ8 Training Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ASPIRE AND LEARN LTD

This company · 08784755

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Educ8 Training Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	25/03/2022

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Simon Christopher Pridhamceased 25/03/2022· 25-50% shares
Mr Jeremy Anthony Stephensceased 25/03/2022· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2013-11-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Tredomen Gateway Tredomen Park

Ystrad Mynach

Hengoed

Caerphilly

CF82 7EH

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-28

Last: 2026-03-14