AARTIC TRAINING SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
07994732 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-19
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 80100Private security activities
  • 85600Educational support services
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: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 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
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£17k£34k£51k£68k£85kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£50.3k
Current assets—£300
Net assets—£84.6k
Average employees100—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-07-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-07-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-07-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-07-14
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    RABEY, Adrian Carl appointed
    director
  9. 2023-07-12
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    HACKETT, Vikki resigned
    director
  10. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2022-08-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-08-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2022-08-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-08-01
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    HACKETT, Vikki appointed
    director
  16. 2022-08-01
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    RABEY, Antony resigned
    director
  17. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-10-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2019-10-15
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    RABEY, Adrian resigned
    secretary
  22. 2019-10-10
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  23. 2019-09-09
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    RABEY, Adrian appointed
    secretary
  24. 2018-10-15
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  25. 2018-10-08
    ➖
    RABEY, Adrian Carl resigned
    director
  26. 2018-09-10
    ➕
    RABEY, Adrian Carl appointed
    director
  27. 2018-05-14
    ➖
    RABEY, Adrian Carl resigned
    director
  28. 2017-06-29
    ➕
    RABEY, Adrian Carl appointed
    director
  29. 2017-06-16
    ➖
    RABEY, Adrian Carl resigned
    director
  30. 2013-04-16
    ➕
    RABEY, Adrian Carl appointed
    director
  31. 2012-03-31
    ➖
    RABEY, Adrian Carl resigned
    director
  32. 2012-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AARTIC TRAINING SERVICES LTD
  33. 2012-03-19
    ➕
    RABEY, Adrian Carl appointed
    director
  34. 2012-03-19
    ➕
    RABEY, Antony 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Adrian Rabey
Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares13/07/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Vikki Hackettceased 11/07/2023· significant influence
  • Mr Antony Rabeyceased 01/08/2022· 25-50% shares · firm interest
  • Mr Adrian Carl Rabeyceased 08/10/2018· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

Sa1 Accountants Limited Office 3 Rainbow Business Centre
Phoenix Way
Swansea
West Glamorgan
SA7 9EH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

RABEY, Adrian Carl→
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RABEY, Adrian→
secretary · appointed 2019-09-09 · resigned 2019-10-15
Resigned
HACKETT, Vikki→
director · ~55y · appointed 2022-08-01 · resigned 2023-07-12
Resigned
RABEY, Adrian Carl→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-09-10 · resigned 2018-10-08
Resigned
RABEY, Adrian Carl→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-06-29 · resigned 2018-05-14
Resigned
RABEY, Adrian Carl→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-04-16 · resigned 2017-06-16
Resigned
RABEY, Adrian Carl→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-03-19 · resigned 2012-03-31
Resigned
RABEY, Antony→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-03-19 · resigned 2022-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-12