ASCEND GUARDIANSHIP AND EDUCATION SUPPORT LTD
🌱Startupactive
16403239 · ltd · incorporated 2025-04-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-13➕TIAN, Yuan appointeddirector
- 2025-05-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-02➖TIAN, Yuan resigneddirector
- 2025-05-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ASCEND GUARDIANSHIP AND EDUCATION SUPPORT LTD
- 2025-04-23➕BENTLEY, Robert James appointeddirector
- 2025-04-23➕POOLE, Beverley appointeddirector
- 2025-04-23➕TIAN, Yuan appointeddirector
- 2025-04-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
70/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Yuan Tian Individual · Chinese · DOB 07/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/06/2025 |
Robert James Bentley Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/04/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Yuan Tianceased 09/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
39 Linden Grove
Gosport
PO12 2ED
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BENTLEY, Robert James→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2025-04-23
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POOLE, Beverley→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2025-04-23
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Active
TIAN, Yuan→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-04-23 · resigned 2025-05-02
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Recent filings (8 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-04-23