ACADEMY OF TRAINING LTD
🌱Startupactive
16036863 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85600Educational support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
5 filings
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADEMY OF TRAINING LTD
- 2024-10-23➕WALDER, Nik appointeddirector
- 2024-10-23➕WALDER, Vinata appointeddirector
- 2024-10-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WALDER, Vinata (same surname) appointed 2024-10-23. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Vinata Walder Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 23/10/2024 |
Mr Nik Walder Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/11/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 TRADING ACADEMY LIMITED→ 11332655 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 2ON2 LTD→ 12739454 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 9 EDUCATION LTD→ 15821357 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A DE V LIMITED→ 05867894 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| A GIVING PLATE CIC→ 16433415 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A K4 TRAINING COMPANY LTD→ 14652271 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABEL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING LTD→ 15891655 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACADEMY OF DIGITAL INDUSTRIES LTD→ 14386859 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACCELARATED-EDUCATION.CO.UK LIMITED→ 15188012 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACCELERATED EDUCATION TUITION LIMITED→ 06857560 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ACCENTUATE SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 12712879 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ACE LEARNING TUITION LIMITED→ 14308734 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Registered office
46 Hospital Bridge Road
Twickenham
TW2 5UJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
WALDER, Vinata→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-10-23
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Recent filings (5 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-10-23