ACUTE TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06682327 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-27
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£169.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £169,338
Net assets shrinking
Down £41,728 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£169k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£348k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£84k£168k£251k£335k£419kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£169.3k£211.1k
Current assets£348.1k£418.8k
Net assets£169.3k£211.1k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2018-11-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2018-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-17
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  12. 2017-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-09-28
    O'DONNELL, Paul Anthony resigned
    director
  17. 2010-11-29
    JOHANNES, Dagmawe appointed
    director
  18. 2008-09-25
    JOHANNES, Dagmawe resigned
    director
  19. 2008-08-28
    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  20. 2008-08-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ACUTE TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  21. 2008-08-27
    COX, Gavin appointed
    director
  22. 2008-08-27
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-08-27
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-08-27
    JOHANNES, Dagmawe appointed
    director
  25. 2008-08-27
    O'DONNELL, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  26. 2008-08-27
    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

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 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gavin Cox
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence06/04/2016
Mr Dagmawe Johannes
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-08-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Frazer Building 126 Bute Street
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF10 5LE
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-02
Last: 2025-05-19

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

COX, Gavin
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-08-27
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Active
JOHANNES, Dagmawe
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-11-29
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Active
CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-08-27 · resigned 2008-08-27
Resigned
JOHANNES, Dagmawe
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-08-27 · resigned 2008-09-25
Resigned
O'DONNELL, Paul Anthony
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-08-27 · resigned 2011-09-28
Resigned
CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2008-08-27 · resigned 2008-08-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-02-01