ACE LEARNING CENTRES LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £46.8k | £19.8k |
| Current assets | £86.2k | £52.1k |
| Net assets | £46.8k | £19.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE LEARNING CENTRES LIMITED
- 2016-05-13➕SANGHVI, Jignesh Mahendra appointeddirector
- 2016-05-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jignesh Mahendra Sanghvi Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/01/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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