ALW TRAINING SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
08270423 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-26
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£6.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,300

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£6kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£6.3k£6.3k
Net assets£6.3k£6.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-06
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    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-08-31
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  4. 2024-07-31
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  5. 2023-08-31
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  6. 2022-08-31
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  7. 2021-10-29
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    address · AD01
  8. 2021-10-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-10-18
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  10. 2021-10-05
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    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2020-10-27
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  12. 2019-07-29
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  13. 2018-07-31
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  14. 2017-07-31
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  15. 2016-08-15
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  16. 2012-10-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ALW TRAINING SERVICES LTD
  17. 2012-10-26
    ➕
    KEFIL, Ali appointed
    director
  18. 2012-10-26
    ➕
    POTOCZEK, Wojciech Wladyslaw appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

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 Wojciech Wladyslaw Potoczek
Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares13/10/2016
Mr Ali Kefil
Individual · British · DOB 09/1984 · age 42
25–50%
—25-50% shares13/10/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

40 Lucy Lane South
Stanway
Colchester
CO3 0HY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KEFIL, Ali→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-10-26
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Active
POTOCZEK, Wojciech Wladyslaw→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-10-26
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Active

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Recent filings (31 total)

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gazette · DISS40
2026-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-10-05