ALMA MATER ACADEMY LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12152872 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-13
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees0400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-02-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-02-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-02-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-02-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-02-06
    ➕
    FREEMAN, Robert appointed
    director
  14. 2020-02-06
    ➕
    GIUGLIARELLI, Daniele appointed
    director
  15. 2020-02-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2020-02-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-02-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-02-06
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2020-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-08-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ALMA MATER ACADEMY LTD
  21. 2019-08-13
    ➕
    CHRISTIE, William Aitken appointed
    director
  22. 2019-08-13
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    PAGLIUCA, Alfonso appointed
    director
  23. 2019-08-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — 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 72 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.)

Group structure

Esto Perpetua Sa holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

🏛️
Esto Perpetua Sa
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
majority
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ALMA MATER ACADEMY LTD
This company · 12152872

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Esto Perpetua Sa
Corporate entity
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control05/02/2020
Robert Freeman
Individual · American · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence13/08/2019
Mr William Aitken Christie
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence13/08/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alfonso Pagluicaceased 05/02/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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
Incorporated2019-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

C/O Xeinadin First Floor Secure House
Lulworth Close
Chandler's Ford
SO53 3TL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

CHRISTIE, William Aitken→
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FREEMAN, Robert→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIUGLIARELLI, Daniele→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PAGLIUCA, Alfonso→
director · ~72y · appointed 2019-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-10