ACKERMAN PIERCE EDUCATION LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 1.2y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £281.3k |
| Current assets | £1.84M |
| Cash | £259.0k |
| Debtors | £1.58M |
| Net assets | £281.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-05-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Sme Invoice Finance Limited
- 2025-03-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Sme Invoice Finance Limited
- 2024-12-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ACKERMAN PIERCE EDUCATION LTD
- 2024-12-23➕JARVIS, Raymond Steven appointeddirector
- 2024-12-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Ackerman Pierce Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ackerman Pierce Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/12/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Sme Invoice Finance Sme Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/03/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Sme Invoice Finance Sme Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/03/2025 | — |