GTG TRAINING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC290157 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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  2. 2025-09-29
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  5. 2024-10-08
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  6. 2024-10-08
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  8. 2024-10-08
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    other · GUARANTEE2
  9. 2024-03-01
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-02-29
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    HENRY, Carol Shirley resigned
    director
  11. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-03
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-06
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  14. 2021-12-06
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  15. 2021-12-06
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-12-01
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    GRAHAM, James Turner appointed
    director
  17. 2021-12-01
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    MCLEAN, Kenneth John resigned
    director
  18. 2021-12-01
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    WILLIES, Scott resigned
    director
  19. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-09-16
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  21. 2021-09-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2021-06-10
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    officers · TM01
  23. 2021-06-07
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    HARVEY, Mark William Harold resigned
    director
  24. 2020-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2020-08-24
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    HARVEY, Mark William Harold appointed
    director
  26. 2013-11-19
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    THORPE, Stuart Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  27. 2013-11-19
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    HENRY, Carol Shirley appointed
    director
  28. 2011-11-19
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    MCLEAN, Kenneth John resigned
    secretary
  29. 2011-05-27
    ➖
    KERR, Dugald Ferguson resigned
    secretary
  30. 2011-05-27
    ➕
    MCLEAN, Kenneth John appointed
    secretary
  31. 2011-05-27
    ➖
    KERR, Dugald Ferguson resigned
    director
  32. 2011-05-27
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    WILLIES, Scott appointed
    director
  33. 2005-09-14
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    HAWTHORNE, Edward appointed
    director
  34. 2005-09-14
    ➕
    KERR, Dugald Ferguson appointed
    secretary
  35. 2005-09-14
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    BISHOPS SOLICITORS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  36. 2005-09-14
    ➕
    KERR, Dugald Ferguson appointed
    director
  37. 2005-09-14
    ➕
    MCLEAN, Kenneth John appointed
    director
  38. 2005-09-14
    ➖
    MITRESHELF DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  39. 2005-09-12
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    Company incorporated
    As GTG TRAINING LIMITED
  40. 2005-09-12
    ➕
    BISHOPS SOLICITORS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  41. 2005-09-12
    ➕
    MITRESHELF DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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GTG TRAINING LIMITED
This company · SC290157

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting04/09/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Lady Philomena Butler Clarkceased 04/09/2021· significant influence
  • Sir John Arnold Clarkceased 10/04/2017· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-09-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

454 Hillington Road
Glasgow
G52 4FH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

THORPE, Stuart Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2013-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAHAM, James Turner→
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAWTHORNE, Edward→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KERR, Dugald Ferguson→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-14 · resigned 2011-05-27
Resigned
MCLEAN, Kenneth John→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-27 · resigned 2011-11-19
Resigned
BISHOPS SOLICITORS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-09-12 · resigned 2005-09-14
Resigned
HARVEY, Mark William Harold→
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-08-24 · resigned 2021-06-07
Resigned
HENRY, Carol Shirley→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-11-19 · resigned 2024-02-29
Resigned
KERR, Dugald Ferguson→
director · ~75y · appointed 2005-09-14 · resigned 2011-05-27
Resigned
MCLEAN, Kenneth John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-09-14 · resigned 2021-12-01
Resigned
WILLIES, Scott→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-05-27 · resigned 2021-12-01
Resigned
MITRESHELF DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-09-12 · resigned 2005-09-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-09-29
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-09-29
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-29
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-10-08
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-08
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05