A6 TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LTD
🌳Matureactive
06025999 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-12
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£72.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85410Post-secondary non-tertiary education
- 85421First-degree level higher education
- 85600Educational support services
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. 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, 4 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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £72,734
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£73k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£80k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £79.6k | £57.5k |
| Current assets | £79.5k | £59.0k |
| Net assets | £72.7k | £52.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-01➕FOORD, Alison Bethell appointeddirector
- 2024-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-24📄elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-registerofficers · EH02
- 2006-12-13➖DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-12-13➖DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-12-12🏢Company incorporatedAs A6 TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LTD
- 2006-12-12➕FOORD, Alison Bethell, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-12➕FOORD, David John appointeddirector
- 2006-12-12➕DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-12-12➕DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David John Foord Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Alison Bethell Foordceased 01/01/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1ST STEP EDUCATION & TRAINING LTD→ 14695685 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| A2 SYSTEMS LTD→ 13927708 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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| ACCLAIM DRIVING ACADEMY (NORTHERN IRELAND) LTD.→ 02968486 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Registered office
61 Darwin Crescent
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 5SA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
FOORD, Alison Bethell, Dr→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-12-12
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FOORD, Alison Bethell→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-08-01
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FOORD, David John→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2006-12-12
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DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-12 · resigned 2006-12-13
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-12-12 · resigned 2006-12-13
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Recent filings (54 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-19