AURORA TRAINING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06101554 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£254
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
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 (79/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
53 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £254
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,159 YoY
Cash YoY
+623%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£69k
↑ 623% YoY
Net Worth
£254
↓ 89% YoY
Current Assets
£70k
↑ 310% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.7k | £16.8k |
| Current assets | £69.9k | £17.1k |
| Cash | £68.9k | £9.5k |
| Debtors | £958 | £7.5k |
| Net assets | £254 | £2.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-10-22➕THOMAS, Kevin John appointeddirector
- 2007-02-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AURORA TRAINING LIMITED
- 2007-02-13➕THOMAS, Kevin John appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-13➕COOK, Nicola appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
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.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Nicola Cook Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Kevin John Thomas Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
21 Priory Close
Consett
County Durham
DH8 0SA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
THOMAS, Kevin John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOK, Nicola→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2007-02-13
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THOMAS, Kevin John→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2015-10-22
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Recent filings (53 total)
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2026-05-08
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2025-10-21
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2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2024-09-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-05-21