A & E TRAINING LTD
🌱Startupactive
16418059 · ltd · incorporated 2025-04-29
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
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year to Apr 2026
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
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
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 | 2026-04-30 |
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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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-29🏢Company incorporatedAs A & E TRAINING LTD
- 2025-04-29➕ARMSTRONG, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-04-29➕ARMSTRONG, Emily Julie appointeddirector
- 2025-04-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/04/2025 |
Mrs Emily Julie Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 05/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/05/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
10 Goldcrest Road
Peterborough
PE6 0FE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ARMSTRONG, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-04-29
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ARMSTRONG, Emily Julie→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-04-29
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Recent filings (6 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-04-29