AIIM RESEARCH AND TRAINING LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15769739 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-10
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). 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 (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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
1 year 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 |
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-17➖VEITCH, Stuart Micheal resigneddirector
- 2026-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-05➕SWALLOW, James Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2026-03-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-10🏢Company incorporatedAs AIIM RESEARCH AND TRAINING LTD
- 2024-06-10➕VEITCH, Stuart Micheal appointeddirector
- 2024-06-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Malcolm Swallow Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/03/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Stuart Micheal Veitchceased 01/03/2026· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Mr Harvey Barry Shulmanceased 01/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A L J ASSOCIATES LTD→ 09914486 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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| ACCLAIM RECRUITMENT LIMITED→ 04893036 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ADL BRICKWORK LIMITED→ 07428972 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| AESTHAE MUSE LTD→ 16176856 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AFC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 16724002 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AFTERCARE SOLUTIONS LTD→ 13327342 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AG TOPCO LIMITED→ 15415779 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AGRI MERCHANTS LIMITED→ 13800829 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AHL SECURITY AND SUPPORT SERVICES LTD→ 17057029 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AIA TRANSPORT LTD→ 15143830 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
6-8 Longmarket
Canterbury
CT1 2JS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
SWALLOW, James Malcolm→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2026-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VEITCH, Stuart Micheal→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-06-10 · resigned 2026-03-17
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Recent filings (11 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-06-10