EQUISAFE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15847989 · ltd · incorporated 2024-07-19
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
year to Mar 2025
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 (72/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
4 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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-07-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EQUISAFE LTD
  4. 2024-07-19
    CHADWICK, Andrew Morley appointed
    director
  5. 2024-07-19
    GABRIEL, Clare Elizabeth appointed
    director
  6. 2024-07-19
    HUTTLESTONE, Laura appointed
    director
  7. 2024-07-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

70/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +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 65. 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Laura Huttlestone
Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/07/2024
Miss Clare Elizabeth Gabriel
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/07/2024
Mr Andrew Morley Chadwick
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/07/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

The Old Barn Avoncroft Farm
Offenham
Evesham
WR11 8RR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CHADWICK, Andrew Morley
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-07-19
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Active
GABRIEL, Clare Elizabeth
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-07-19
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Active
HUTTLESTONE, Laura
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-07-19
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Active

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Recent filings (4 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-07-19