ACHIEVE TRAINING CENTRE CIC

💤Zombieactive

08842624 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-01-13

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: General secondary education

Sector: Education

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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

79 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-26
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-23
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-23
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-23
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-20
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BOOTH, Emma appointed
secretary
2024-05-20
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BOOTH, Emma appointed
director
2024-05-20
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ROWLANDS, Alan Paul resigned
secretary
2024-05-20
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ROWLANDS, Alan Paul resigned
director
2024-03-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-30
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-01
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-01
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-12-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-31
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-08-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-15
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BOOTH, Emma resigned
director
2023-05-14
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ROWLANDS, Paul resigned
director
2023-05-12
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ROWLANDS, Paul appointed
director
2023-05-01
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BOOTH, Emma appointed
director
2022-03-01
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MCGUINNESS, Robert resigned
director
2022-03-01
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ROWLANDS, Alan Paul appointed
director
2021-08-03
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MCGUINNESS, Robert resigned
secretary
2021-08-03
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ROWLANDS, Alan Paul appointed
secretary
2015-01-11
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MCGUINNESS, Francis Kevin resigned
director
2014-01-13
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Company incorporated
As ACHIEVE TRAINING CENTRE CIC
2014-01-13
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MCGUINNESS, Robert appointed
secretary
2014-01-13
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MCGUINNESS, Francis Kevin appointed
director
2014-01-13
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MCGUINNESS, Robert 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Emma Booth Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	20/03/2024

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Alan Paul Rowlandsceased 20/05/2024· 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest
Mrs Emma Boothceased 15/05/2023· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
Mr Alan Paul Rowlandsceased 01/05/2023· significant influence
Mr Robert Mcguinnessceased 22/03/2022· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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A ROBINSON MEDICAL SERVICES LTD→ 11975880 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
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AB SPORTS DEVELOPMENT CIC→ 16538137 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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ACADEMY CHILDCARE LTD→ 12488835 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
ACADEMY OF EQUALITY&EXCELLENCE LTD→ 13271113 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2014-01-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

Achieve, Unit 3 Todd Street

Park Road

Bury

BL9 5BQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-28

Last made up to: 2025-01-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-27

Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

BOOTH, Emma→

secretary · appointed 2024-05-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BOOTH, Emma→

director · ~43y · appointed 2024-05-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCGUINNESS, Robert→

secretary · appointed 2014-01-13 · resigned 2021-08-03

Resigned

ROWLANDS, Alan Paul→

secretary · appointed 2021-08-03 · resigned 2024-05-20

Resigned

BOOTH, Emma→

director · ~43y · appointed 2023-05-01 · resigned 2023-05-15

Resigned

MCGUINNESS, Francis Kevin→

director · ~68y · appointed 2014-01-13 · resigned 2015-01-11

Resigned

MCGUINNESS, Robert→

director · ~39y · appointed 2014-01-13 · resigned 2022-03-01

Resigned

ROWLANDS, Alan Paul→

director · ~75y · appointed 2022-03-01 · resigned 2024-05-20

Resigned

ROWLANDS, Paul→

director · ~75y · appointed 2023-05-12 · resigned 2023-05-14

Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-04-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-29

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2026-01-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-09

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-06-04

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2024-05-26

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-05-26

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-05-23

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2024-05-23

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-05-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-05-23

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-05-23

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-05-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-22