CJ ASSOCIATES TRAINING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04715779 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£17.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 84240
Sector: Public administration
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,209

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£17k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£81k
↑ 79% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£16k£32k£48k£64k£81kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£17.2k£13.1k
Current assets£80.5k£45.0k
Net assets£17.2k£13.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-27
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  2. 2024-12-30
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  3. 2023-12-31
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  4. 2022-12-31
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  5. 2022-10-17
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  6. 2022-06-01
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    HANKS, Calvin James appointed
    director
  7. 2022-03-31
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  8. 2021-03-31
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  9. 2019-12-31
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  10. 2018-12-31
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  11. 2017-12-31
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  12. 2016-12-31
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  13. 2016-06-27
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  14. 2016-06-10
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    HANKS, Calvin James resigned
    director
  15. 2016-04-18
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  16. 2015-12-31
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  17. 2015-04-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-04-01
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    HANKS, Calvin James appointed
    director
  19. 2013-03-25
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    RAINEY, Alyson Jane resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-06-12
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    RAINEY, Alyson Jane appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-05-21
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    HANKS, Calvin James resigned
    secretary
  22. 2003-04-01
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    HANKS, Anna Louise appointed
    director
  23. 2003-04-01
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    HANKS, Calvin James appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-03-28
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    Company incorporated
    As CJ ASSOCIATES TRAINING LIMITED
  25. 2003-03-28
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    NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2003-03-28
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    NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2003-03-28
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    NOMINEE COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2003-03-28
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    NOMINEE COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
Mrs Anna Louise Hanks
Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Calvin James Hanks
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84240 — SIC 84240

Registered office

Park View 34 Copperfields
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP12 4AN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HANKS, Anna Louise→
director · ~52y · appointed 2003-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANKS, Calvin James→
director · ~55y · appointed 2022-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANKS, Calvin James→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2007-05-21
Resigned
RAINEY, Alyson Jane→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-12 · resigned 2013-03-25
Resigned
NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-03-28 · resigned 2003-03-28
Resigned
HANKS, Calvin James→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2016-06-10
Resigned
NOMINEE COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-03-28 · resigned 2003-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
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2025-12-27
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2025-03-29
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accounts · AA
2024-12-30
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2024-04-10
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accounts · AA
2023-12-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-31