ARIANE EDUCATION LTD
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £20.0k | £20.0k |
| Current assets | £20.0k | — |
| Cash | £0 | — |
| Debtors | £20.0k | — |
| Net assets | £20.0k | £20.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-07➕BAGSHAW, Michael, Prof appointeddirector
- 2022-07-07➕SHETTY, Asode Ananthram, Dr appointeddirector
- 2022-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ARIANE EDUCATION LTD
- 2021-12-14➕AMIES, Edward John Macdonald appointeddirector
- 2021-12-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Asode Ananthram Shetty Individual · British · DOB 06/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/12/2021 |
Mr Edward John Macdonald Amies Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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