A.I.D TRAINING & OPERATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05744568 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-15
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
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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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
63 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees222300

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  2. 2026-01-09
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    capital · SH03
  3. 2025-12-11
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  4. 2025-12-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-16
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  8. 2021-12-16
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  9. 2020-12-11
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  10. 2019-12-30
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  11. 2018-12-19
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  12. 2017-10-24
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  13. 2016-12-13
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  14. 2016-05-27
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    address · AD03
  15. 2016-05-26
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  16. 2012-11-01
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    BELL-HOSKING, Deborah Margaret appointed
    director
  17. 2012-11-01
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    FARRELL, Paula Davine appointed
    director
  18. 2006-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As A.I.D TRAINING & OPERATIONS LIMITED
  19. 2006-03-15
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    BELL-HOSKING, Deborah Margaret appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-03-15
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    HOSKING, Paul Rex appointed
    director
  21. 2006-03-15
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-03-15
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Paul Rex Hosking
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2006-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Crusader House, Centurion Way
Crusader Business Park
Warminster
Wiltshire
BA12 8BT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

BELL-HOSKING, Deborah Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-15
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Active
BELL-HOSKING, Deborah Margaret→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-11-01
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Active
FARRELL, Paula Davine→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-11-01
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Active
HOSKING, Paul Rex→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-15 · resigned 2006-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-01-09
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-11