ACTION RESPONSE TRAINING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07772875 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-14
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-3.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,135
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£27k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-22 | 2023-09-22 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £16.4k | £16.4k |
| Current assets | £27.1k | £27.1k |
| Net assets | £-3.1k | £-3.1k |
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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-12📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-08-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-09-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-06-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-07-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-06-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-06➕CURLETT, Peter appointeddirector
- 2011-09-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTION RESPONSE TRAINING LIMITED
- 2011-09-14➕JONES, Alan Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Robert Jones Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 14/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
3 Gauntley Gardens
Billinge
Wigan
WN5 7FP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last made up to: 2024-09-22
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CURLETT, Peter→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Alan Robert→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2011-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (45 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-09-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-09-10