ACHIEVE PSYCHOLOGY FOR LEARNING LTD
🌳Matureactive
08909097 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-24
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2014-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ACHIEVE PSYCHOLOGY FOR LEARNING LTD
- 2014-02-24➕CASELEY, Allyson June appointeddirector
- 2014-02-24➕MELLALIEU, Kiri appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 |
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Ms Kiri Mellalieu Individual · British · DOB 01/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/04/2018 |
Ms Allyson June Caseley Individual · British · DOB 06/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/04/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Professional services · SE postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCOUNTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED→ 06886715 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ACCURAC LIMITED→ 01600738 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
| ACERO CONSULTING LIMITED→ 07486766 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ACLAÍ LTD→ 16629283 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACP UK CONSULTING LTD→ 16000227 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACTIVATE GROWTH LTD→ 16140744 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACTORS IN INDUSTRY LTD→ 06626895 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ACX UK LTD→ 13615291 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AD INV LIMITED→ 00585340 · est 1957 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 68y | — | — |
| ADAM HOLLOWAY ARCHITECTS LIMITED→ 10171679 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ADAM THOMAS - LANDSCAPE DESIGN LTD.→ 06794575 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ADAMANTIUM LEGAL LIMITED→ 09800101 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
C/O Chandler & Georges
75 Westow Hill
London
SE19 1TX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CASELEY, Allyson June→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2014-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MELLALIEU, Kiri→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2014-02-24
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Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-29