A P TRAINING (NE) LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14076722 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-28
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-20➕PENNOCK, Lynn appointeddirector
- 2022-05-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-05-01➖PENNOCK, Lynn resigneddirector
- 2022-04-28🏢Company incorporatedAs A P TRAINING (NE) LIMITED
- 2022-04-28➕PENNOCK, Andrew Charles appointeddirector
- 2022-04-28➕PENNOCK, Lynn appointeddirector
- 2022-04-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Lynn Pennock Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 20/05/2022 |
Mr Andrew Charles Pennock Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/04/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Lynn Pennockceased 01/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AJT OFFSHORE ENGINEERING LIMITED→ 14502546 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AMH TRANSPORT COMPLIANCE LTD→ 14618413 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AMN CONSULTANCY LTD→ 14691104 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ANALYTICAL TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD.→ 11299278 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ANDREA IRVING-MORSE ASSOCIATES LIMITED→ 09991858 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ANTON INNOVATION LTD→ 10814812 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AP COX ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 07834832 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AP MODEL ENGINEERING LIMITED→ 10635247 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AP TURBINE SERVICES LIMITED→ 10390261 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| APEX BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 15581246 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| APEX BUSINESS PARTNERS LTD→ 14886775 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Registered office
2 Ruff Tail
Guisborough
TS14 8PN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
PENNOCK, Andrew Charles→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2022-04-28
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PENNOCK, Lynn→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-05-20
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PENNOCK, Lynn→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-04-28 · resigned 2022-05-01
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-05-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-04-28