ACE DERBYSHIRE TRUST
🌿Early-stageactive
15504607 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2024-02-19
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85200Primary education
- 85310General secondary education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (64/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-16➖PATEL, Ravi Chimanlal resigneddirector
- 2026-01-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-28➖STANTON, Brian Edwin resigneddirector
- 2025-12-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-01➕SMART, Danny appointeddirector
- 2025-09-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-31➖HILL, Samuel Thomas resigneddirector
- 2025-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE DERBYSHIRE TRUST
- 2024-02-19➕BRAYSHAW, Kelly Leanne appointeddirector
- 2024-02-19➕CRESSWELL, Alison Jane appointeddirector
- 2024-02-19➕OLLETT, Kerry Jane appointeddirector
- 2024-02-19➕HILL, Samuel Thomas appointeddirector
- 2024-02-19➕PATEL, Ravi Chimanlal appointeddirector
- 2024-02-19➕STANTON, Brian Edwin appointeddirector
- 2024-02-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
45/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: HILL, Samuel Thomas resigned 2025-07-31; PATEL, Ravi Chimanlal resigned 2026-02-16; STANTON, Brian Edwin resigned 2026-01-28
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| A&C EDUCATION LIMITED→ 10647505 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ABACUS EDUCATION CONSULTANTS LIMITED→ 09461231 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ADVENTURE BIKES LTD→ 13861622 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AFFINITY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP→ 07442789 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| AGUA INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 06262354 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| AIM QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSESSMENT GROUP→ 05038056 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| AL-FURQAN WAL TANZEEL LTD→ 17121571 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALL ABOUT EDUCATIONAL LIMITED→ 07340089 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ALL COUNTY KANNADA ASSOCIATION UK C.I.C.→ 13152207 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ALL TOGETHER SERVICES LIMITED→ 13295093 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ALLESTREE WOODLANDS SCHOOL→ 07951293 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ALLIANCE FOR ACCESS LIMITED→ 12589222 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2024-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
Brailsford Cofe Primary School Luke Lane
Brailsford
Ashbourne
Derbyshire
DE6 3BY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
BRAYSHAW, Kelly Leanne→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2024-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRESSWELL, Alison Jane→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OLLETT, Kerry Jane→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMART, Danny→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-12-01
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HILL, Samuel Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-02-19 · resigned 2025-07-31
PATEL, Ravi Chimanlal→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2024-02-19 · resigned 2026-02-16
STANTON, Brian Edwin→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2024-02-19 · resigned 2026-01-28
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Recent filings (11 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-19