ASHFURLONG ACADEMY LIMITED
- 94120Activities of professional membership organisations
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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £27.7k | £15.4k |
| Current assets | £56.0k | £51.8k |
| Net assets | £24.1k | £8.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-07➕PAREKH, Sunil appointeddirector
- 2022-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHFURLONG ACADEMY LIMITED
- 2022-12-13➕COOPER-BAGNALL, Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2022-12-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathan Cooper-Bagnall Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 13/12/2022 |
Mr Sunil Parekh Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/06/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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