1ST2 ACHIEVE TRAINING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07096978 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-07
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees17001900

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.

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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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-03
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-12-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-09-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-09-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-09-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-04-16
    MASSEY, Georgia Jane resigned
    director
  15. 2018-04-16
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-04-16
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-04-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2018-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-04-10
    CARTWRIGHT, Thomas Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2009-12-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST2 ACHIEVE TRAINING LIMITED
  21. 2009-12-07
    MASSEY, Georgia Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Michael Cartwright
Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45
75100%
75-100% shares16/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Georgia Jane Masseyceased 01/04/2018· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

1st Floor 8-12 London Street
Southport
Merseyside
PR9 0UE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CARTWRIGHT, Thomas Michael
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-04-10
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Active
MASSEY, Georgia Jane
director · ~51y · appointed 2009-12-07 · resigned 2018-04-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-03