ASSESS ASSIST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09259028 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-10

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£20.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Educational support services

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong 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: medium (70/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

39 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £20,269

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£20k

Current Assets

£112k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-08-31
Total assets	£20.3k
Current assets	£112.4k
Net assets	£20.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-05-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-12
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-20
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-12-12
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HARRINGTON, Jonathan Simon resigned
director
2019-12-12
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-12-12
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-12-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-12-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-12-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-12-01
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WILCOCK, Kirsten resigned
director
2018-10-05
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WILCOCK, Kirsten appointed
director
2018-03-23
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HAWES, Eve appointed
director
2018-03-12
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NOBLE, Tanya resigned
director
2017-09-12
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BURR, Victoria Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2017-09-12
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BURR, Victoria Elizabeth resigned
director
2014-10-10
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Company incorporated
As ASSESS ASSIST LIMITED
2014-10-10
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POWELL, Paula Jayne appointed
director
2014-10-10
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BURR, Victoria Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2014-10-10
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BURR, Victoria Elizabeth appointed
director
2014-10-10
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HARRINGTON, Jonathan Simon appointed
director
2014-10-10
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NOBLE, Tanya appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No 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 Eve Hawes Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	12/12/2019
Ms Paula Jayne Powell Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	12/12/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Jonathan Simon Harringtonceased 12/12/2019· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-10-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

10 Park Plaza Battlefield Enterprise Park

Shrewsbury

Shropshire

SY1 3AF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-24

Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HAWES, Eve→

director · ~50y · appointed 2018-03-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

POWELL, Paula Jayne→

director · ~59y · appointed 2014-10-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BURR, Victoria Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2014-10-10 · resigned 2017-09-12

Resigned

BURR, Victoria Elizabeth→

director · ~49y · appointed 2014-10-10 · resigned 2017-09-12

Resigned

HARRINGTON, Jonathan Simon→

director · ~64y · appointed 2014-10-10 · resigned 2019-12-12

Resigned

NOBLE, Tanya→

director · ~47y · appointed 2014-10-10 · resigned 2018-03-12

Resigned

WILCOCK, Kirsten→

director · ~53y · appointed 2018-10-05 · resigned 2019-12-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-05-18

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-10

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-11-10

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-06-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-11

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-05-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-06-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-07-18

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-08-26

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-11

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2021-08-20

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2021-08-20