AEW TRAINING CIC

🌿Early-stageactive
14645002 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-02-07
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
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Very low cash
Cash position: £0

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£0
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£0£0
Current assets£0£0
Cash£0£0
Debtors£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-02-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AEW TRAINING CIC
  4. 2023-02-07
    SMITH, Gary appointed
    director
  5. 2023-02-07
    SMITH, Gemma Leigh appointed
    director
  6. 2023-02-07
    WILKES, Lee appointed
    director
  7. 2023-02-07
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Gemma Leigh Smith
Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/02/2023

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Hadlow Walk
Middlesbrough
TS3 8PU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-11-22OVERDUE
Last: 2024-11-08

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SMITH, Gary
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-02-07
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Active
SMITH, Gemma Leigh
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-02-07
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Active
WILKES, Lee
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-02-07
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Active

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Recent filings (5 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-02-07