ACTIVE TRAINING & TESTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07985495 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-12
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 2024
Net worth
£576.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £576,934

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£513k
Net Worth
£577k
Current Assets
£583k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£590.7k
Current assets£583.2k
Cash£513.0k
Debtors£70.3k
Net assets£576.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-24
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  11. 2017-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-17
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-03-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE TRAINING & TESTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  17. 2012-03-12
    ➕
    BRANNAN, Alexander Thomas appointed
    director
  18. 2012-03-12
    ➕
    SAUL, John Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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 14 years.
  • 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 Alexander Thomas Brannan
Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr John Robert Saul
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis

Registered office

38 Shireoaks Way, Chestnut Park
Grimethorpe
Barnsley
S72 7AB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BRANNAN, Alexander Thomas→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-03-12
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Active
SAUL, John Robert→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-03-12
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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-12-20