ALERT TRAINING LTD

🌳Matureactive
05275326 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-02
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£30.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £30,671

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£31k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£18k£25k£31kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£30.7k£29.5k
Current assets£14.3k£28.2k
Net assets£30.7k£29.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-05-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-05-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  4. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-14
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    GALE, Tina Helen appointed
    director
  11. 2021-12-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-08-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-28
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2004-11-03
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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  20. 2004-11-03
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  21. 2004-11-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ALERT TRAINING LTD
  22. 2004-11-02
    ➕
    GALE, Tina Helen appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-11-02
    ➕
    GALE, Robert George appointed
    director
  24. 2004-11-02
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-11-02
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
Mr Robert George Gale
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/05/2025
Mrs Tina Helen Gale
Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/05/2025

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
Incorporated2004-11-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Well Spring Cottage Pant Lane
Austwick
Lancaster
LA2 8BH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GALE, Tina Helen→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-02
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Active
GALE, Robert George→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-11-02
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Active
GALE, Tina Helen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-12-14
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Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-02 · resigned 2004-11-03
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-02 · resigned 2004-11-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-31
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02