ACADEMY CONSULTING SOLUTIONS TRUSTEE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13042991 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2020-11-25
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
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 (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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 · UK GAAP| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27➕BUTLER, Mark Richard appointeddirector
- 2023-06-27➖YOUNG, George Horatio resigneddirector
- 2023-06-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-11-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADEMY CONSULTING SOLUTIONS TRUSTEE LIMITED
- 2020-11-25➕BULL, Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-11-25➕NEWMAN, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2020-11-25➕YOUNG, George Horatio appointeddirector
- 2020-11-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
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 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 |
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Mr Michael Bull Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 25/11/2020 |
Sarah Newman Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 25/11/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- George Horatio Youngceased 27/06/2023· 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABM AVON LIMITED→ 06751500 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTANCY & TAXATION CENTRE LIMITED→ 13639924 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACE INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED→ 14694171 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACRE CAPITAL REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 14957299 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACRE PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITED→ 15197442 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACTUATE UK LIMITED→ 13091896 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AD VALOREM BUCKLEY-BENNION CREDITORS PARTNERSHIP→ LP006163 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| AD VALOREM BUCKLEY-BENNION NO 2 CREDITORS PARTNERSHIP→ LP006146 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| AD VALOREM CANDAMILL CREDITORS PARTNERSHIP→ LP006386 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| AD VALOREM CHOICERANGE CREDITORS NO.1 PARTNERSHIP→ LP006095 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| AD VALOREM COZENS-SMITH CREDITOR PARTNERSHIP→ LP006192 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| AD VALOREM DUCTLINE SYSTEMS CREDITORS PARTNERSHIP→ LP006207 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2020-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
71 London Road
Sevenoaks
TN13 1AX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BULL, Michael→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUTLER, Mark Richard→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NEWMAN, Sarah→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
YOUNG, George Horatio→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-11-25 · resigned 2023-06-27
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Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-12-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-11-25