ATLANTIC CHALLENGE GB MARITIME TRAINING TRUST LTD

🌳Matureactive

02835063 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1993-07-12

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£31.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sports and recreation education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

26 officers (9 active, 26 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

116 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £31,911

Net assets shrinking

Down £891 YoY

Cash YoY

-4%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£20k

↓ 4.3% YoY

Net Worth

£32k

↓ 2.7% YoY

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£31.9k	£32.8k
Cash	£19.8k	£20.7k
Net assets	£31.9k	£32.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2025-09-05
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2025-01-27
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officers · AP01
2025-01-09
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MOORE, Camilla Isobelle Clodagh appointed
director
2024-09-04
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accounts · AA
2023-09-06
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accounts · AA
2022-12-13
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officers · AP01
2022-12-13
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officers · TM01
2022-12-13
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officers · AP01
2022-11-12
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COLTON, Jade appointed
director
2022-11-12
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THOMPSON, Reuben appointed
director
2022-11-12
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WHITEWRIGHT, Richard Julian resigned
director
2022-09-20
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accounts · AA
2022-03-31
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officers · CH01
2022-03-31
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officers · TM01
2022-03-30
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DIXON, Marcus Richard resigned
director
2021-09-21
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accounts · AA
2020-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2019-08-29
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2018-08-28
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2017-08-23
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accounts · AA
2017-07-28
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2016-11-06
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WHITEWRIGHT, Mary Latimer resigned
director
2016-02-02
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SUTHERLAND, Neil Sinclair resigned
director
2015-12-20
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HUNT, Gary Ian resigned
director
2014-09-04
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DIXON, Marcus Richard appointed
director
2012-08-08
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BYATT, David Arthur resigned
director
2011-11-19
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HEANEY, Benedict Edmund, Mr. appointed
director
2011-11-19
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SIM, Gavin, Mr. appointed
director
2011-11-19
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HUNT, Gary Ian appointed
director
2011-11-19
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SUTHERLAND, Neil Sinclair appointed
director
2011-07-13
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MELOY, Christopher Richard resigned
director
2011-05-08
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MCALLISTER, Charles Sloan resigned
director
2009-02-08
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GOLDEN, Anthony Francis appointed
director
2008-01-05
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BYATT, Mary Elizabeth appointed
director
2008-01-05
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FLETCHER, David Stuart resigned
director
2008-01-05
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MELOY, Christopher Richard appointed
director
2008-01-05
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WHITEWRIGHT, Richard Julian appointed
director
2006-01-14
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BEGG, Alistair Paul resigned
director
2006-01-14
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MCALLISTER, Charles Sloan appointed
director
2005-03-19
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ASTON, Alan resigned
director
2005-03-19
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BEGG, Alistair Paul appointed
director
2005-03-19
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MORGAN, Richard resigned
director
2005-03-19
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WHITEWRIGHT, Mary Latimer appointed
director
2003-01-01
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RUANE, Richard James resigned
director
2002-01-01
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ASTON, Alan appointed
director
2002-01-01
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MORGAN, Richard appointed
director
2002-01-01
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RUANE, Richard James appointed
director
2001-04-17
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KERR, John William resigned
director
1995-08-05
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BYATT, David Arthur appointed
director
1994-05-07
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KERR, Karina Jane appointed
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Karina Jane Kerr Individual · British · DOB 10/1947 · age 79	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1993-07-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

Y Bwthyn

High Street

Llandysul

Dyfed

SA44 4DN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-09

Last: 2025-07-26