ACE EDUCATION MANCHESTER LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14203854 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-29
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£105.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General secondary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85510Sports and recreation education
- 85600Educational support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 3 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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £105,016
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,986 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£105k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£161k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £105.0k | £124.0k |
| Current assets | £161.5k | £200.6k |
| Net assets | £105.0k | £124.0k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-24✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-08-02✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-07-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-18📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2022-06-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE EDUCATION MANCHESTER LTD
- 2022-06-29➕LOMAX, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2022-06-29➕WALLS, Jonas appointeddirector
- 2022-06-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonas Walls Individual · British · DOB 12/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 29/06/2022 |
Mr Daniel Alan Lomax Individual · British · DOB 01/1996 · age 30 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 18/07/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education
Registered office
5 Parsonage
Manchester
M3 2HS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LOMAX, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2022-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALLS, Jonas→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-06-29
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-17
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-11-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-08-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-18
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-07-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-06-29