A18 COMPANY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12537189 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2020-03-27
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (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, 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, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-01➕COLCHESTER, Serena appointeddirector
- 2020-07-01➕HAMPSON, William appointeddirector
- 2020-03-27🏢Company incorporatedAs A18 COMPANY LIMITED
- 2020-03-27➕COLCHESTER, Charles appointedsecretary
- 2020-03-27➕COLCHESTER, Charles appointeddirector
- 2020-03-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Charles Colchester Individual · English · DOB 01/1950 · age 76 | — | 75–100% | board control75-100% voting · board control | 27/03/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 11 PLUS ORPINGTON LIMITED→ 09853549 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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| 4-SITE TRAINING ACADEMY LTD→ 16524686 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| ACCESS 2 DRIVE LIMITED→ 07916944 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2020-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education
Registered office
8 West Lavant Barns
Two Barns Lane
West Lavant
Chichester
PO18 9AH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
COLCHESTER, Charles→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-03-27
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COLCHESTER, Charles→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2020-03-27
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COLCHESTER, Serena→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2020-07-01
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HAMPSON, William→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2020-07-01
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Recent filings (15 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-03-27