ABSTRACT EDUCATION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09330573 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-27
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£58.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: high (80/100)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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
30 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £58,631
Net assets shrinking
Down £19,510 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£59k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £58.6k | £78.1k |
| Current assets | £37.4k | £55.3k |
| Net assets | £58.6k | £78.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-06📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-11📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2018-05-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2014-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSTRACT EDUCATION LIMITED
- 2014-11-27➕ROBERTS, Hayley May appointeddirector
- 2014-11-27➕WILSON, Angela Anne 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Angela Anne Wilson Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/11/2024 |
Ms Hayley May Roberts Individual · British · DOB 07/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/11/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ACE ENHANCED SERVICES LIMITED→ 10585473 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACE TALENT CENTRE LTD→ 16041057 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AGATHA CHRISTIE FESTIVAL LIMITED→ 09245332 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| AGENT BUILDER ACADEMY LIMITED→ 16838955 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
1st Floor Town Hall
New Road
Brixham
Devon
TQ5 8TA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ROBERTS, Hayley May→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2014-11-27
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WILSON, Angela Anne→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2014-11-27
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-06
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-28