ADVANCED WIND TRAINING ACADEMY LTD
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-01➖TOPP, Christopher Johannes resigneddirector
- 2022-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED WIND TRAINING ACADEMY LTD
- 2022-01-19➕DUTTINE, Klaus Ernst appointeddirector
- 2022-01-19➕TOPP, Christopher Johannes appointeddirector
- 2022-01-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Johannes Topp Individual · German · DOB 04/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/01/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Topp Holdings Gmbhceased 19/01/2022· 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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