ON BOARD TRAINING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC613768 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-15
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
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
2 years 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 | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-10-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-21➖SMITH, Steven resigneddirector
- 2021-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ON BOARD TRAINING LIMITED
- 2018-11-15➕SMITH, Angela Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2018-11-15➕SMITH, James Brian appointeddirector
- 2018-11-15➕SMITH, Keith Brian appointeddirector
- 2018-11-15➕SMITH, Steven appointeddirector
- 2018-11-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
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 |
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Mr James Brian Smith Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/11/2018 |
Mrs Angela Elizabeth Smith Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/11/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Education & training · DG postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NITHCREE TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED→ SC270534 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 1400 | 21y | 82 | 66y |
| ABC EARLY LEARNING LIMITED→ SC279352 · est 2005 | — | — | £74.6k | — | 21y | 80 | 76y |
| COMPASS EDUCATION LIMITED→ SC271852 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 4 | 21y | 80 | 72y |
| DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY MULTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION→ SC395803 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | 79 | 74y |
| DUMFRIES HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST→ SC412579 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | 78 | 69y |
| M L WILSON LTD→ SC422326 · est 2012 | — | — | — | — | 14y | 78 | 61y |
| ONE SCOTLAND MANY CULTURES LIMITED→ SC434970 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | 78 | 74y |
| RHET DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNTRYSIDE INITIATIVE→ SC254491 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | 78 | 59y |
| ADAMIRA DRIVING SCHOOL LTD LTD→ SC837249 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | 76 | 60y |
| CARE TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY CIC→ SC711304 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | 76 | 64y |
| CHARIOTS OF FIRE EQUESTRIAN CENTRE CIC→ SC534491 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | 76 | 80y |
| FASTRAK MOTORCYCLE TRAINING LTD→ SC826732 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | 76 | 61y |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-11-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities
Registered office
Auchneil House, Cowans
Kirkgunzeon
Dumfries
DG2 8JY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
SMITH, Angela Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, James Brian→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Keith Brian→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2018-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2018-11-15 · resigned 2021-10-21
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-03