AHD DRIVER TRAINING LTD
🌳Matureactive
08352717 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-09
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£10.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -49% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £10,057
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,188 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 49% YoY
Cash YoY
-49%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↓ 49% YoY
Net Worth
£10k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £11.4k | £12.6k |
| Current assets | £5.6k | £4.9k |
| Cash | £1.8k | £3.5k |
| Debtors | £3.8k | £1.4k |
| Net assets | £10.1k | £11.2k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-01-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AHD DRIVER TRAINING LTD
- 2013-01-09➕DAVIES, Simon, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2013-01-09➕HADDON-DAVIES, Anita, Mrs. appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Simon Davies Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs. Anita Haddon-Davies Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities
Registered office
15 - 17 Church Street
Stourbridge
DY8 1LU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DAVIES, Simon, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-01-09
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HADDON-DAVIES, Anita, Mrs.→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2013-01-09
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Recent filings (36 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-11