ENLIGHTEN TRAINING LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC413796 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-29

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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£8.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £8,088

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£8k

↑ 7530% YoY

Current Assets

£11k

↓ 5.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£8.1k	£106
Current assets	£11.5k	£12.1k
Net assets	£8.1k	£106

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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2018-02-13
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2018-01-23
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2018-01-23
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resolution
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2017-08-28
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2017-08-28
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2016-05-06
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MACINTYRE, Catriona Louise appointed
director
2016-03-28
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FULLARTON, Gemma Dawn resigned
director
2014-05-13
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REDMOND, James resigned
director
2012-08-09
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MACINTYRE, Donald Martin appointed
director
2012-04-17
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REDMOND, James appointed
director
2011-12-29
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Company incorporated
As ENLIGHTEN TRAINING LTD
2011-12-29
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-12-29
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-12-29
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FULLARTON, Gemma Dawn appointed
director
2011-12-29
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
director
2011-12-29
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MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
director

Owner dependency

81/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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 72 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Catriona Louise Macintyre Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	06/05/2016
Mr Donald Martin Macintyre Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2011-12-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Olympic Business Park

Drybridge Road

Dundonald

Ayrshire

KA2 9BE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-10

Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MACINTYRE, Catriona Louise→

director · ~43y · appointed 2016-05-06

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Active

MACINTYRE, Donald Martin→

director · ~72y · appointed 2012-08-09

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-12-29 · resigned 2011-12-29

Resigned

FULLARTON, Gemma Dawn→

director · ~43y · appointed 2011-12-29 · resigned 2016-03-28

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen George→

director · ~76y · appointed 2011-12-29 · resigned 2011-12-29

Resigned

REDMOND, James→

director · ~68y · appointed 2012-04-17 · resigned 2014-05-13

Resigned

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