1ST ADVANCED TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04903122 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-03-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-03-01
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    EVANS, Amanda Jane appointed
    director
  5. 2025-03-01
    ➕
    EVANS, Andrew Lee appointed
    director
  6. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2022-10-04
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2022-09-19
    ➕
    MCATEER, Kathryn appointed
    secretary
  13. 2022-09-19
    ➖
    BRANDWOOD, Neil Christopher resigned
    secretary
  14. 2022-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-03-01
    ➕
    BRANDWOOD, Neil Christopher appointed
    secretary
  21. 2014-02-28
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Diane resigned
    secretary
  22. 2013-12-01
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Diane resigned
    director
  23. 2013-12-01
    ➖
    ANDERSON, John Barry resigned
    director
  24. 2013-09-01
    ➕
    EVANS, Emlyn John appointed
    director
  25. 2010-03-01
    ➖
    STATHAM, David resigned
    director
  26. 2003-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST ADVANCED TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED
  27. 2003-09-18
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Diane appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-09-18
    ➕
    MORLEY & SCOTT CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2003-09-18
    ➖
    MORLEY & SCOTT CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2003-09-18
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Diane appointed
    director
  31. 2003-09-18
    ➕
    ANDERSON, John Barry appointed
    director
  32. 2003-09-18
    ➕
    JONES, Emma Claire appointed
    director
  33. 2003-09-18
    ➖
    JONES, Emma Claire resigned
    director
  34. 2003-09-18
    ➕
    STATHAM, David appointed
    director

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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Group structure

Budget Forktrucks Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Budget Forktrucks Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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1ST ADVANCED TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 04903122

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Budget Forktrucks Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
Mr Emlyn John Evans
Individual · British · DOB 01/1941 · age 85
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities

Registered office

Larkwhistle Farm
Brimpton Common
Reading
RG7 4RT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

MCATEER, Kathryn→
secretary · appointed 2022-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Amanda Jane→
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Andrew Lee→
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, Emlyn John→
director · ~85y · appointed 2013-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Diane→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-18 · resigned 2014-02-28
Resigned
BRANDWOOD, Neil Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2014-03-01 · resigned 2022-09-19
Resigned
MORLEY & SCOTT CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-09-18 · resigned 2003-09-18
Resigned
ANDERSON, Diane→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-09-18 · resigned 2013-12-01
Resigned
ANDERSON, John Barry→
director · ~83y · appointed 2003-09-18 · resigned 2013-12-01
Resigned
JONES, Emma Claire→
director · ~47y · appointed 2003-09-18 · resigned 2003-09-18
Resigned
STATHAM, David→
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-09-18 · resigned 2010-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-05
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-24