ACHIEVEMENT TRAINING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03226440 · ltd · incorporated 1996-07-18
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 28.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85410Post-secondary non-tertiary education
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 28.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-14➕FANSHAWE, Paul appointeddirector
- 2025-02-14➖MANNING, Ben resigneddirector
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-27📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-08-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-01➖HORRELL, Fiona Alice resigneddirector
- 2020-07-01➕HILL, Lorraine Marie appointeddirector
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-03➕MANNING, Ben appointeddirector
- 2018-12-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-12-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-11-30➕HORRELL, Fiona Alice appointeddirector
- 2018-11-13➖PHILLIPS, Garry resigneddirector
- 2018-09-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-08-31➖COVE, Nicola Jane resigneddirector
- 2018-07-09➕PHILLIPS, Garry appointeddirector
- 2018-07-06➖DAVIES, Philip Alvan resigneddirector
- 2011-12-09➕DAVIES, Philip Alvan appointeddirector
- 2011-12-09➖GILLESPIE, Vivien Anne resigneddirector
- 2011-02-16🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-10-22➖LIVESEY, Lorna Joan resignedsecretary
- 2009-10-22➕COVE, Nicola Jane appointeddirector
- 2009-10-22➕GILLESPIE, Vivien Anne appointeddirector
- 2009-10-22➖GRIFFITHS, Lesley Caroline Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2009-10-22➖LIVESEY, Lorna Joan resigneddirector
- 1998-06-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1996-07-19➖PAGET, Brian resignednominee-secretary
- 1996-07-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ACHIEVEMENT TRAINING LIMITED
- 1996-07-18➕LIVESEY, Lorna Joan appointedsecretary
- 1996-07-18➕PAGET, Brian appointednominee-secretary
- 1996-07-18➕GRIFFITHS, Lesley Caroline Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 1996-07-18➕LIVESEY, Lorna Joan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
City College Plymouth Individual | — | — | board controlboard control | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Garry Phillipsceased 13/11/2018· significant influence
- Miss Nicola Jane Coveceased 31/08/2018· significant influence
- Mr Philip Alvan Daviesceased 06/07/2018· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AMR STREET DANCE LTD→ 15837167 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AN-NOOR ARABIC LANGUAGE SCHOOL CIC→ 11914422 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ANALYTICAL PERFORMANCE LTD→ 13523425 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AP MARION TRAINING LTD→ 16620514 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARGYLE PRIDE GROUP CIC→ 15215056 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARTS 'N' MINDS CIC→ 16707460 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST→ 07387540 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ASSIST'EM LIMITED→ 05185638 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ATHENA LEARNING TRUST→ 08150106 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| AWC TRAINING LTD→ 07588986 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-07-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Registered office
Norwich Union House
St Andrews Cross
Plymouth
PL1 1DN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18
Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)
FANSHAWE, Paul→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HILL, Lorraine Marie→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LIVESEY, Lorna Joan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-07-18 · resigned 2009-10-22
PAGET, Brian→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1996-07-18 · resigned 1996-07-19
COVE, Nicola Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2009-10-22 · resigned 2018-08-31
DAVIES, Philip Alvan→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2011-12-09 · resigned 2018-07-06
GILLESPIE, Vivien Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2009-10-22 · resigned 2011-12-09
GRIFFITHS, Lesley Caroline Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1996-07-18 · resigned 2009-10-22
HORRELL, Fiona Alice→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2018-11-30 · resigned 2020-08-01
LIVESEY, Lorna Joan→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1996-07-18 · resigned 2009-10-22
MANNING, Ben→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2018-12-03 · resigned 2025-02-14
PHILLIPS, Garry→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2018-07-09 · resigned 2018-11-13
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/06/1998 | 16/02/2011 |
Recent filings (90 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AAMD
2023-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03