ABLE 2 TRAIN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06012755 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-29
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
£20
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -68% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £20
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,366 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 68% YoY
Cash YoY
-68%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↓ 68% YoY
Net Worth
£20
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£13k£20k£27k£33kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£20£16.4k
Current assets£11.9k£33.4k
Cash£5.2k£16.1k
Net assets£20£16.4k

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-09-08
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  3. 2023-04-27
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  4. 2022-06-28
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  5. 2021-04-15
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  6. 2020-04-27
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  7. 2019-08-20
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  8. 2018-09-17
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  9. 2017-05-17
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  10. 2016-05-11
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  11. 2015-11-30
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  12. 2015-04-24
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  13. 2014-12-02
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  14. 2014-08-21
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  15. 2013-12-10
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  16. 2010-04-01
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    BROWNFIELD, Susan Ann appointed
    director
  17. 2007-05-10
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    BROWNFIELD, Raymond appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-05-10
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    BROWNFIELD, Maria resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-11-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ABLE 2 TRAIN LIMITED
  20. 2006-11-29
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    BROWNFIELD, Christopher Hugh appointed
    director
  21. 2006-11-29
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    BROWNFIELD, Maria appointed
    secretary

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Hugh Brownfield
Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52
50–75%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Susan Ann Brownfield
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

17 Wedgewood Drive
Portskewett
Caldicot
Monmouthshire
NP26 5TL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BROWNFIELD, Raymond→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-10
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Active
BROWNFIELD, Christopher Hugh→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-11-29
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Active
BROWNFIELD, Susan Ann→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWNFIELD, Maria→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-29 · resigned 2007-05-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-29