ASU LONDON CENTRE FOR ADVANCED LEARNING
🏛️Establishedactive
11979669 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2019-05-03
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Post-secondary non-tertiary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85421First-degree level higher education
- 85422Post-graduate level higher education
- 85600Educational support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
19 officers (7 active, 19 linked, 14 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-18✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-11-18✏️change-of-name-exemptionchange-of-name · NE01
- 2025-11-18✏️change-of-name-request-commentschange-of-name · NM06
- 2025-11-18✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2025-06-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-06-12➕BECKER, Douglas appointeddirector
- 2025-06-12➕GRANT, Malcolm John, Sir appointeddirector
- 2025-06-12➕LATHAM, John Charles appointeddirector
- 2025-06-07➖GRANT, Colin Barr, Professor resigneddirector
- 2025-04-17➖HANSFORD, Peter George, Dr resigneddirector
- 2025-04-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-02-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-02-05➕WALSH, Martin Joseph appointedsecretary
- 2025-02-05➖PESTELL, Carmai resignedsecretary
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-25➖CARLISLE OBE, Anne, Professor resigneddirector
- 2024-03-05📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-03-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-02-28➕PESTELL, Carmai appointedsecretary
- 2024-02-28➖WHITTAKER-GILBEY, Sarah resignedsecretary
- 2023-11-22➖FISK, Nicholas Maxwell resigneddirector
- 2023-11-22➕GRANT, Colin Barr, Professor appointeddirector
- 2023-05-01➖ROBERTS, Christopher Graham resigneddirector
- 2023-02-22➕AL-HASHIMI, Bashir Mohammad Ali, Professor appointeddirector
- 2023-02-22➕HANSFORD, Peter George, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-02-22➖OURSELIN, Sebastien Roger Gustave, Professor resigneddirector
- 2022-11-21➖PESTELL, Carmai resignedsecretary
- 2022-11-21➕WHITTAKER-GILBEY, Sarah appointedsecretary
- 2022-11-21➕CARLISLE OBE, Anne, Professor appointeddirector
- 2021-02-19➕OURSELIN, Sebastien Roger Gustave, Professor appointeddirector
- 2021-01-31➖MOTTERSHEAD, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2020-04-15➖CHATFIELD, Melanie resignedsecretary
- 2020-04-15➕PESTELL, Carmai appointedsecretary
- 2020-02-01➕CARIAGA, Emma Jane appointeddirector
- 2019-10-30➖BOYLE, Brian John resigneddirector
- 2019-10-30➕FISK, Nicholas Maxwell appointeddirector
- 2019-05-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ASU LONDON CENTRE FOR ADVANCED LEARNING
- 2019-05-03➕SEARLE, Mark appointeddirector
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Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed 4 times
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-11-18: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-11-18: change-of-name-exemption
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2019-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85410 — Post-secondary non-tertiary education
Registered office
Tedi-London Building
11 Quebec Way
London
SE16 7LG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02
Officers (7 active · 12 resigned)
WALSH, Martin Joseph→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-02-05
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AL-HASHIMI, Bashir Mohammad Ali, Professor→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-02-22
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BECKER, Douglas→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-06-12
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CARIAGA, Emma Jane→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-02-01
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GRANT, Malcolm John, Sir→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2025-06-12
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LATHAM, John Charles→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-06-12
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SEARLE, Mark→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2019-05-03
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CHATFIELD, Melanie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-05-03 · resigned 2020-04-15
PESTELL, Carmai→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2024-02-28 · resigned 2025-02-05
PESTELL, Carmai→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-04-15 · resigned 2022-11-21
WHITTAKER-GILBEY, Sarah→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-11-21 · resigned 2024-02-28
BOYLE, Brian John→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2019-05-03 · resigned 2019-10-30
CARLISLE OBE, Anne, Professor→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2022-11-21 · resigned 2024-09-25
FISK, Nicholas Maxwell→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2019-10-30 · resigned 2023-11-22
GRANT, Colin Barr, Professor→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-11-22 · resigned 2025-06-07
HANSFORD, Peter George, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2023-02-22 · resigned 2025-04-17
MOTTERSHEAD, Christopher John→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2019-05-03 · resigned 2021-01-31
OURSELIN, Sebastien Roger Gustave, Professor→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-02-19 · resigned 2023-02-22
ROBERTS, Christopher Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2019-05-03 · resigned 2023-05-01
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Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-11-18
change-of-name-exemption
change-of-name · NE01
2025-11-18
change-of-name-request-comments
change-of-name · NM06
2025-11-18
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2025-11-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-17