(A2O) ACORN TO OAK LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12606821 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-18
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.
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees200200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
5
filings
  • • 2 resolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 incorporation
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 resolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 resolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  2. 2026-05-22
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2026-05-22
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2026-05-20
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  5. 2026-01-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-05-20
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  7. 2025-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-07-17
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  9. 2023-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As (A2O) ACORN TO OAK LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  13. 2020-05-18
    ➕
    LIGHTFOOT, Andrew David appointed
    director
  14. 2020-05-18
    ➕
    LIGHTFOOT, Caroline Anne appointed
    director
  15. 2020-05-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew David Lightfoot
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/05/2020
Mrs Caroline Anne Lightfoot
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/05/2020

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
Incorporated2020-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

11 Tylney Close
Plymouth
PL6 6BX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last: 2026-05-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LIGHTFOOT, Andrew David→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-05-18
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Active
LIGHTFOOT, Caroline Anne→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-05-18
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Active

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20