ACE GROUP ACADEMY LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15737740 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-23
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
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

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: medium (62/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-31

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-05-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE GROUP ACADEMY LTD
  4. 2024-05-23
    KING, Martyn Ian, Dr appointed
    director
  5. 2024-05-23
    KING, Sharon Lesley appointed
    director
  6. 2024-05-23
    MACKAY, Kevin Maurice appointed
    director
  7. 2024-05-23
    MATHER, Linda Margaret appointed
    director
  8. 2024-05-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

13 Albert Road
Prospect House
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B79 7JN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-18
Last: 2026-05-04

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

KING, Martyn Ian, Dr
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-05-23
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Active
KING, Sharon Lesley
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-05-23
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Active
MACKAY, Kevin Maurice
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-05-23
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Active
MATHER, Linda Margaret
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-05-23
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Recent filings (5 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-23