4TECH TRAINING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08165424 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-02
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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 (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-09📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2025-05-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-05-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-04➕HILL, Aaron appointeddirector
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2015-06-30➖PEPPER, Alan resignedsecretary
- 2015-06-30➖PEPPER, Alan resigneddirector
- 2012-08-02🏢Company incorporatedAs 4TECH TRAINING LIMITED
- 2012-08-02➕CLARKE, Phillip William appointeddirector
- 2012-08-02➕PEPPER, Alan appointedsecretary
- 2012-08-02➕PEPPER, Alan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 14 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.)
Group structure
Ah 1 Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ah 1 Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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4TECH TRAINING LIMITED
This company · 08165424
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ah 1 Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/04/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Phillip Clarkeceased 04/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| BEEYOND TUITION LIMITED→ 16871126 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities
Registered office
1 Bond Street
Colne
Lancashire
BB8 9DG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
CLARKE, Phillip William→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2012-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEPPER, Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-08-02 · resigned 2015-06-30
PEPPER, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2012-08-02 · resigned 2015-06-30
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Recent filings (43 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-28
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-05-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-19