ASSOCIATION OF MARINE ELECTRONIC & RADIO COLLEGES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03439305 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1997-09-25

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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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

28 officers (5 active, 28 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

126 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (70 events)Click to expand

2026-04-24
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2025-09-08
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2025-05-31
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LANGFIELD, Prudence Emma resigned
secretary
2025-04-28
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accounts · AA
2025-04-28
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address · AD01
2025-04-07
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2025-04-05
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SLACK, Terrence Ronald resigned
director
2024-05-21
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2024-05-21
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2024-05-21
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2024-05-16
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BANERJEE, Anindya appointed
director
2024-05-16
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ROBERTSON, Robbie appointed
director
2024-05-16
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MCGOWAN, Gregor resigned
director
2024-03-28
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2023-04-21
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2022-03-18
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2021-06-18
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2021-06-18
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2021-06-03
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DUNSDON, Barrie John resigned
director
2021-06-03
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MCGOWAN, Gregor appointed
director
2021-06-03
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SHAKESPEARE, Michael Stuart resigned
director
2021-04-22
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2020-07-10
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2019-05-22
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DUNSDON, Barrie John appointed
director
2019-05-22
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HARRISON, Christopher Nesbitt resigned
director
2019-05-22
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SLACK, Terrence Ronald appointed
director
2019-01-18
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WALSH, Kevin resigned
director
2018-08-14
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CARTWRIGHT, Julie Ann resigned
secretary
2018-08-14
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LANGFIELD, Prudence Emma appointed
secretary
2018-06-14
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WEST, Jonathan Stuart appointed
director
2018-06-14
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CARTWRIGHT, Julie Ann appointed
secretary
2018-06-14
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SLACK, Terence Ronald resigned
secretary
2018-06-13
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HOLT, Kim Peter resigned
director
2015-06-10
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DAVIES, Philip Bertram resigned
director
2015-06-10
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HOLT, Kim Peter appointed
director
2015-06-10
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SHAKESPEARE, Michael Stuart appointed
director
2014-06-12
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QUARANTA, Paolo resigned
director
2014-06-05
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HOWARD, Steve appointed
director
2014-06-05
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WILLIAMSON, William George resigned
director
2012-06-07
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MITCHELL, Keith Robert resigned
director
2012-06-07
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QUARANTA, Paolo appointed
director
2011-06-09
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MITCHELL, Keith Robert resigned
secretary
2011-06-09
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SLACK, Terence Ronald appointed
secretary
2011-06-09
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MITCHELL, Keith Robert appointed
director
2011-06-09
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SLACK, Terrence Ronald resigned
director
2011-06-09
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WEBSTER, Michael resigned
director
2010-06-10
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MARTIN, Paul Ian appointed
director

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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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
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
Mr Paul Ian Martin Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	13/06/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Christopher Nesbitt Harrisonceased 13/06/2018· significant influence · trust interest

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

Incorporated1997-09-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Kendal House Murley Moss Business Village

Oxenholme Road

Kendal

LA9 7RL

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-22

Last: 2025-09-08