AVIATION REGULATORY AND TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11941900 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-12
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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| Average employees | 400 | 500 |
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
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-01➕MURTAGH, Grace Molly appointeddirector
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-30➖MURTAGH, Julie Anne resigneddirector
- 2025-10-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-12🏢Company incorporatedAs AVIATION REGULATORY AND TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2019-04-12➕MURTAGH, Michael James appointeddirector
- 2019-04-12➕MURTAGH, Julie Anne appointeddirector
- 2019-04-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MURTAGH, Grace Molly (same surname) appointed 2025-11-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Grace Molly Murtagh Individual · British · DOB 12/2001 · age 25 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 20/11/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Julie Anne Murtaghceased 20/11/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Registered office
Dale House
Tewitfield
Carnforth
Lancashire
LA6 1JH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MURTAGH, Grace Molly→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2025-11-01
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MURTAGH, Michael James→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2019-04-12
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MURTAGH, Julie Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-04-12 · resigned 2025-10-30
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19