CARMICHAEL TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06490165 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-31
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
£54.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 11.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £54,500
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,113 YoY
Cash YoY
-19%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£16k
↓ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£55k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£59k
↑ 6.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £200.2k | £223.6k |
| Current assets | £58.7k | £55.2k |
| Cash | £15.6k | £19.4k |
| Debtors | £43.1k | £35.9k |
| Net assets | £54.5k | £67.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-21➕CARMICHAEL, Sarah Jane appointeddirector
- 2025-10-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-06-27➖CARMICHAEL, Lynda Jane resignedsecretary
- 2014-12-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2014-12-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-01-31➖CARMICHEL, Ian resigneddirector
- 2008-01-31🏢Company incorporatedAs CARMICHAEL TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2008-01-31➕CARMICHAEL, Ian appointeddirector
- 2008-01-31➕CARMICHAEL, Lynda Jane appointedsecretary
- 2008-01-31➕CARMICHEL, Ian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CARMICHAEL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
39/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CARMICHAEL, Sarah Jane (same surname) appointed 2025-10-21. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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 Ian Carmichael Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
5 Merrick Street
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU9 1NG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
CARMICHAEL, Ian→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2008-01-31
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CARMICHAEL, Sarah Jane→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-10-21
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CARMICHAEL, Lynda Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2016-06-27
CARMICHEL, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2011-01-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/12/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 09/12/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06