ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION ADVISERS

🏛️Establishedactive
11429386 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2018-06-22
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£23.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
17 officers (10 active, 17 linked, 17 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
42 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 £23,098

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11k
Net Worth
£23k
Current Assets
£228k
Current Liabilities
£0£46k£91k£137k£183k£228kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£23.3k
Current assets£228.2k
Cash£11.3k
Debtors£202.2k
Net assets£23.1k
Average employees1300

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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  2. 2025-10-27
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  3. 2025-10-01
    WALLACE, Albin Edwin, Chevalier Dr resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-02
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  5. 2025-04-24
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  6. 2025-04-22
    SEERY, Clara appointed
    director
  7. 2025-04-17
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  8. 2025-04-16
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  9. 2025-04-16
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  10. 2025-04-16
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  11. 2025-04-16
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  12. 2025-04-01
    AHMED, Zoubiya appointed
    director
  13. 2025-04-01
    BILLINGTON-RICHARDS, Cathryn appointed
    director
  14. 2025-04-01
    GILL, Richard Huw appointed
    director
  15. 2025-04-01
    PASSEY, Christopher appointed
    director
  16. 2025-04-01
    VENCHARD, Rama Chandra appointed
    director
  17. 2025-02-17
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  18. 2025-01-01
    AUGUST, Kathryn Mary, Dame resigned
    director
  19. 2024-06-19
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  20. 2024-06-19
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  21. 2024-06-19
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  22. 2024-06-13
    GILL, Narinder resigned
    director
  23. 2024-06-13
    HALTON, Eric resigned
    director
  24. 2024-06-13
    POTTER, Ian resigned
    director
  25. 2024-05-01
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  26. 2024-04-10
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  27. 2024-04-01
    CAPEY, Felicity Marion resigned
    director
  28. 2023-03-01
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  29. 2023-02-21
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  30. 2023-02-21
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  31. 2023-02-21
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  32. 2023-02-21
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  33. 2023-02-21
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  34. 2023-01-26
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  35. 2023-01-15
    BALDWIN, Gurdeep Kaur appointed
    director
  36. 2022-10-31
    BOYLE, John Oswald appointed
    director
  37. 2022-10-31
    GILL, Narinder appointed
    director
  38. 2022-10-31
    HALTON, Eric appointed
    director
  39. 2022-10-31
    POTTER, Ian appointed
    director
  40. 2022-10-31
    WALLACE, Albin Edwin, Chevalier Dr appointed
    director
  41. 2022-01-18
    RAMSBOTHAM, James David Alexander resigned
    director
  42. 2018-06-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION ADVISERS
  43. 2018-06-22
    SUTTON, Michele appointed
    director
  44. 2018-06-22
    WALTON, Leslie Howard appointed
    director
  45. 2018-06-22
    AUGUST, Kathryn Mary, Dame appointed
    director
  46. 2018-06-22
    CAPEY, Felicity Marion appointed
    director
  47. 2018-06-22
    RAMSBOTHAM, James David Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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
Mr Leslie Howard Walton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1945 · age 81
75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control04/09/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Henry Sandersceased 04/09/2020· 75-100% voting · board control

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2018-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Albany Court Monarch Road
Newcastle Business Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne & Wear
NE4 7YB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21

Officers (10 active · 7 resigned)

AHMED, Zoubiya
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active
BALDWIN, Gurdeep Kaur
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-01-15
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Active
BILLINGTON-RICHARDS, Cathryn
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active
BOYLE, John Oswald
director · ~71y · appointed 2022-10-31
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Active
GILL, Richard Huw
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active
PASSEY, Christopher
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active
SEERY, Clara
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-04-22
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Active
SUTTON, Michele
director · ~77y · appointed 2018-06-22
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Active
VENCHARD, Rama Chandra
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active
WALTON, Leslie Howard
director · ~81y · appointed 2018-06-22
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Active
AUGUST, Kathryn Mary, Dame
director · ~74y · appointed 2018-06-22 · resigned 2025-01-01
Resigned
CAPEY, Felicity Marion
director · ~75y · appointed 2018-06-22 · resigned 2024-04-01
Resigned
GILL, Narinder
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-10-31 · resigned 2024-06-13
Resigned
HALTON, Eric
director · ~65y · appointed 2022-10-31 · resigned 2024-06-13
Resigned
POTTER, Ian
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-10-31 · resigned 2024-06-13
Resigned
RAMSBOTHAM, James David Alexander
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-06-22 · resigned 2022-01-18
Resigned
WALLACE, Albin Edwin, Chevalier Dr
director · ~69y · appointed 2022-10-31 · resigned 2025-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-19