ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY ENGINEERS

🌳Matureactive

10001946 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2016-02-12

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2024

Net worth

£360.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Educational support services

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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

45 officers (12 active, 45 linked, 44 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

102 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £360,901

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£310k

Net Worth

£361k

Current Assets

£363k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-03-31
Total assets	£360.9k
Current assets	£362.6k
Cash	£309.7k
Debtors	£53.0k
Net assets	£360.9k

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 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (101 events)Click to expand

2026-05-18
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officers · AP01
2026-05-01
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FROSINI, Vittorio appointed
director
2026-04-07
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officers · TM01
2026-03-13
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CERVINO, Gaetano resigned
director
2026-01-12
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officers · AP01
2025-11-19
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STRINGFELLOW, Louise Christine appointed
director
2025-10-06
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officers · TM01
2025-09-15
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officers · TM01
2025-09-03
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STEVENSON, Jennifer Elizabeth resigned
director
2025-09-03
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WILKIN, Sally resigned
director
2025-08-28
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accounts · AA
2025-07-02
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officers · AP01
2025-05-22
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ATKINSON, Phillip Cainne appointed
director
2025-05-01
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address · AD01
2025-04-28
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officers · AP01
2025-04-28
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officers · TM01
2025-03-31
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officers · TM01
2025-03-13
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MCKAY, Ian Roy appointed
director
2025-03-13
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SCOTT, Sheila resigned
director
2025-01-28
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FACE, Jonathan Peter resigned
director
2024-12-02
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accounts · AA
2024-09-20
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officers · AP01
2024-09-04
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SHORTT, Jon Alan appointed
director
2024-08-20
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officers · AP01
2024-06-05
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officers · AP01
2024-05-23
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HEPPELL, Samuel Joseph appointed
director
2024-05-23
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ROBERTS, Howyn appointed
director
2024-03-26
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accounts · AA
2024-01-09
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officers · AP01
2024-01-08
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2024-01-08
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2024-01-08
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officers · AP01
2024-01-02
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officers · TM01
2023-12-15
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HUGHES, Neil resigned
director
2023-11-23
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FERGUSON, William Mccurdy appointed
director
2023-11-23
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WILLIS, Christopher Mark appointed
director
2023-11-23
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CERVINO, Gaetano appointed
director
2023-10-23
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officers · TM01
2023-09-06
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CROCKER, Bradley Marc appointed
director
2023-09-06
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COLLIER, Claire resigned
director
2023-09-06
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GODBER, Matthew resigned
director
2023-09-06
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LIGHTOWLER, John James resigned
director
2023-05-25
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MOORE, Ronald James, Dr resigned
director
2023-05-25
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SCOTT, Sheila appointed
director
2023-05-17
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SIMS, Keith Victor resigned
director
2023-04-18
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FERGUSON, William Mccurdy resigned
director
2022-11-24
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FACE, Jonathan Peter appointed
director
2022-09-08
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BROOKS, Scott Colin resigned
director
2022-09-08
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CORLESS, Simon Paul resigned
director
2022-05-26
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SIMS, Keith Victor appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 101 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CERVINO, Gaetano resigned 2026-03-13; STEVENSON, Jennifer Elizabeth resigned 2025-09-03; WILKIN, Sally resigned 2025-09-03

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2016-02-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

59 Chesterfield Road

Swallownest

Rotherham

S26 4TL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-25

Last: 2026-02-11