ELDA TRAINING ACADEMY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14804157 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-15
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£823
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £823
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£823
↑ 20475% YoY
Current Assets
£118
↑ 2850% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.1k | £4 |
| Current assets | £118 | £4 |
| Cash | — | £4 |
| Net assets | £823 | £4 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-20➖BLACKBURN, Matthew resigneddirector
- 2023-04-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ELDA TRAINING ACADEMY LTD
- 2023-04-15➕CROSSMAN, Andrew Brian appointeddirector
- 2023-04-15➕WHARTON, Alan appointeddirector
- 2023-04-15➕BLACKBURN, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2023-04-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Wharton Individual · British · DOB 05/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/04/2023 |
Mr Andrew Brian Crossman Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/04/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Matthew Blackburnceased 20/08/2023· 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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Active · Education & training · CA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUMBRIA CLINICAL TRAINING LIMITED→ 16600963 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CUMBRIA CREDITS→ 04409637 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| CUMBRIA DRIVING ACADEMY LTD→ 14393234 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CUMBRIA YOUTH ALLIANCE→ 03819033 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| DANDELION COACHING COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY→ 13781359 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| DBFY EDUCATION LTD→ 14417363 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DENS, DAISIES & DISCOVERIES CIC→ 16102669 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DISTRICT TUITION LIMITED→ 13826820 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| EAGLESFIELD PADDLE CE PRIMARY ACADEMY→ 07635527 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| EDEN EDUCATION LTD→ 11336197 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| EDUCLA LTD→ 09872112 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| EMBER AI LTD→ 17079811 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 6 Long Island Park
Carlisle
CA2 5AS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CROSSMAN, Andrew Brian→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHARTON, Alan→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2023-04-15
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BLACKBURN, Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-04-15 · resigned 2023-08-20
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Recent filings (11 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-15