AP EDUCATION SERVICES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11945197 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-13
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£13.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £13,799
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£14k
Current Assets
£66k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £43.3k | — |
| Current assets | £65.6k | — |
| Net assets | £13.8k | — |
| Average employees | — | 200 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-04-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AP EDUCATION SERVICES LTD
- 2019-04-13➕BEDFORD, Adam Dominic appointeddirector
- 2019-04-13➕BEDFORD, Patricia Jane appointeddirector
- 2019-04-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adam Dominic Bedford Individual · British · DOB 06/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/04/2019 |
Mrs Patricia Jane Bedford Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/04/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Education & training · NG postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTUAL LEARNING LTD→ 15138901 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALL WALKS OF LIFE NETWORK CIC→ 14342642 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALLOTMENT EDUCATION CIC→ 14997094 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALPHA SCORES TRAINING LTD→ 14685634 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALTERNATIVE INSPIRATIONAL HEALTH LTD→ 11603351 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AMBIKESKOOL LTD→ 12170527 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ANGLO SKILLS COLLEGE LIMITED→ 05369699 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ANNAMARIE TRAINING LIMITED→ 14502515 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ANTISOCIAL MEDIA DERBYSHIRE LIMITED→ 16167857 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANWĀR AS-SA’ĀDĀT LTD→ 15919192 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| APPLETREE CORNER DAYCARE AND PRE-SCHOOL LTD→ 08320765 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| APPLIED EXPEDITIONS LTD→ 07874364 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
19-21 Main Road
Gedling
Nottingham
NG4 3HQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BEDFORD, Adam Dominic→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2019-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEDFORD, Patricia Jane→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2019-04-13
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Recent filings (23 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19