AUTO-TRAIN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05478994 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-13
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 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.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30
Average employees200

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

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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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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  2. 2025-01-29
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  3. 2024-02-19
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  4. 2023-03-27
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  5. 2023-03-27
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  6. 2023-03-24
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    MAGALDI, Helen appointed
    director
  7. 2022-03-18
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  8. 2021-03-12
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  9. 2020-03-16
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  10. 2019-03-21
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  11. 2018-02-22
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  12. 2017-03-22
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  13. 2016-03-22
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  14. 2015-08-10
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  15. 2015-03-20
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  16. 2014-08-04
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  17. 2007-06-21
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    MAGALDI, Helen appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-06-21
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    MAGALDI, Jason Charles resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-06-21
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    ASPINALL, Peter resigned
    director
  20. 2007-05-03
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    MAGALDI, Jason Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2005-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTO-TRAIN LIMITED
  22. 2005-06-13
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    MAGALDI, Jason Charles appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-06-13
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    ASPINALL, Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jason Charles Magaldi
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2005-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

29 Rochester Court,, Benton
Park,, Horbury,
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF4 5QS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MAGALDI, Helen→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-21
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Active
MAGALDI, Helen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-03-24
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Active
MAGALDI, Jason Charles→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-05-03
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Active
MAGALDI, Jason Charles→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-13 · resigned 2007-06-21
Resigned
ASPINALL, Peter→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-06-13 · resigned 2007-06-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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2024-08-08
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2023-08-07
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2023-03-27
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2022-08-08
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2022-03-18
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2021-08-19
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2021-03-12
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2020-08-07
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2020-03-16
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2019-08-19