ATRAINABILITY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04434217 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-09
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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year to Apr 2025
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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. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (7 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees200200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-07
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  2. 2024-07-24
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  3. 2023-06-28
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  4. 2023-06-27
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  5. 2023-06-27
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  6. 2023-06-27
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  7. 2023-06-26
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    DALE, Christopher Mark Wensley appointed
    director
  8. 2023-06-26
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    DALE, Geoffrey Nicholas appointed
    director
  9. 2023-06-26
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    DALE, Timothy Douglas appointed
    director
  10. 2023-06-26
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    HOUGHTON, Alexandra Lisa appointed
    director
  11. 2023-06-21
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  12. 2022-08-30
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  13. 2021-11-29
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  14. 2020-06-26
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  15. 2019-12-24
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  16. 2019-01-03
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  17. 2017-12-08
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  18. 2016-09-12
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  19. 2016-06-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2012-04-30
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    HIRST, Duncan Guy resigned
    director
  21. 2012-04-30
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    HIRST, Joan Mary resigned
    director
  22. 2008-12-31
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    HIRST, Duncan Guy appointed
    director
  23. 2008-12-31
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    HIRST, Joan Mary appointed
    director
  24. 2002-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ATRAINABILITY LIMITED
  25. 2002-05-09
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    DALE, Susan Margaret appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-05-09
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    DALE, Susan Margaret appointed
    director
  27. 2002-05-09
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    DALE, Trevor John appointed
    director
  28. 2002-05-09
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-05-09
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DALE, Christopher Mark Wensley (same surname) appointed 2023-06-26. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Trevor John Dale
Individual · British · DOB 04/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Susan Margaret Dale
Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Maraquita
42, Horsham Road
Cranleigh
Surrey
GU6 8DU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09

Officers (7 active · 3 resigned)

DALE, Susan Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-09
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Active
DALE, Christopher Mark Wensley→
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-06-26
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Active
DALE, Geoffrey Nicholas→
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-06-26
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Active
DALE, Susan Margaret→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-05-09
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Active
DALE, Timothy Douglas→
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-06-26
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Active
DALE, Trevor John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-05-09
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Active
HOUGHTON, Alexandra Lisa→
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-09 · resigned 2002-05-09
Resigned
HIRST, Duncan Guy→
director · ~75y · appointed 2008-12-31 · resigned 2012-04-30
Resigned
HIRST, Joan Mary→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-12-31 · resigned 2012-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
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2025-08-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
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officers · AP01
2023-06-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12