ADVANCEMENTS ABA LTD.

🏛️Establishedactive
10690164 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-24
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£52.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £52,678

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£53k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£71k
↓ 5.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£30k£45k£59k£74kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£52.7k£44.0k
Current assets£70.6k£74.3k
Net assets£52.7k£44.0k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-01
    ➕
    SEKASI, Anne Nekesa appointed
    director
  3. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-10-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-10-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-03-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCEMENTS ABA LTD.
  17. 2017-03-24
    ➕
    SEKASI, Sheila Nakazi appointed
    director
  18. 2017-03-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Sheila Nakazi Sekasi
Individual · British · DOB 07/1985 · age 41
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest24/03/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

4th Floor No18 St. Cross Street
London
EC1N 8UN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SEKASI, Anne Nekesa→
director · ~71y · appointed 2026-04-01
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Active
SEKASI, Sheila Nakazi→
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-03-24
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Recent filings (24 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27