ALPHA TRAINING & CONSULTANTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
07563938 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-15
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£11.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £11,280
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£11k
Current Assets
£292k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £24.7k | — |
| Current assets | £291.9k | — |
| Net assets | £11.3k | — |
| Average employees | — | 200 |
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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-12-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-12-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-02-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-07➖VOLLANS, Charatkorn resigneddirector
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-10➕MOREIRA VOLLANS, Elizabeth Christina Patricia appointeddirector
- 2011-03-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPHA TRAINING & CONSULTANTS LTD
- 2011-03-15➕VOLLANS, David Alistair appointedsecretary
- 2011-03-15➕VOLLANS, David Alistair appointeddirector
- 2011-03-15➕VOLLANS, Charatkorn appointeddirector
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Alistair Vollans Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Charatkorn Vollansceased 06/10/2022· 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
Queensgate House
23 North Park Road
Harrogate
HG1 5PD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
VOLLANS, David Alistair→
Activesecretary · appointed 2011-03-15
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MOREIRA VOLLANS, Elizabeth Christina Patricia→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2018-08-10
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VOLLANS, David Alistair→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2011-03-15
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VOLLANS, Charatkorn→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-03-15 · resigned 2022-02-07
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Recent filings (47 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-06
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-12-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-16