ASSERTIVE MENTORING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09758353 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-02
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£5.5k
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: 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
23 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 £5,516
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,908 YoY
Cash YoY
-6%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£17k
↓ 6.1% YoY
Net Worth
£6k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↓ 5.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.5k | £7.4k |
| Current assets | £19.3k | £20.5k |
| Cash | £16.6k | £17.6k |
| Debtors | £2.7k | £2.8k |
| Net assets | £5.5k | £7.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ASSERTIVE MENTORING LIMITED
- 2015-09-02➕BODDY, Peter appointeddirector
- 2015-09-02➕BODDY, Sally appointeddirector
- 2015-09-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Boddy Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Sally Boddy Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 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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| ASPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP - A CO-OPERATIVE TRUST→ 09158381 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
Spitfire House 19 Falcon Court
Preston Farm Industrial Este
Stockton On Tees
TS18 3TU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BODDY, Peter→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2015-09-02
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BODDY, Sally→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-09-02
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Recent filings (23 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-03-23