ANIMAL CENTRED EDUCATION LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11639685 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-24
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-23
    ➖
    FISHER, Sarah Frances resigned
    director
  4. 2025-11-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-06-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-06-18
    ➕
    HEAD, Daisy appointed
    director
  7. 2025-01-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-12-24
    ➕
    HEAD, Emily Rose appointed
    director
  9. 2024-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-08-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-25
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2020-11-25
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  16. 2020-11-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-20
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2018-10-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANIMAL CENTRED EDUCATION LIMITED
  19. 2018-10-24
    ➕
    FISHER, Sarah Frances appointed
    director
  20. 2018-10-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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
Ms Sarah Frances Fisher
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/10/2018

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
Incorporated2018-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

18 Crook Log
Bexleyheath
DA6 8BP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HEAD, Daisy→
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-06-18
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Active
HEAD, Emily Rose→
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-12-24
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Active
FISHER, Sarah Frances→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-10-24 · resigned 2025-12-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09