AIDS CARE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (NORTHERN IRELAND) LIMITED

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NI028825 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1994-09-30

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

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 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

20 officers (5 active, 20 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

124 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2026-01-15
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-15
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-11-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
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KERR, Thomas resigned
director
2023-12-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-31
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-05
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SWEENEY, Carol Anne Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-11-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-10
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CROTHERS, Gary appointed
director
2021-12-20
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-16
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MURTAGH, Brian resigned
director
2021-10-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-02-03
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COLMAN-BLACK, Terrie appointed
director
2014-09-24
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MURTAGH, Brian appointed
director
2014-06-09
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MC KEE, Nicola Jones resigned
director
2014-06-09
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RITCHIE, Donald Joseph resigned
director
2009-03-06
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GREGG, Gillian Mary resigned
director
2009-03-06
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HARBINSON, Andrea resigned
director
2008-06-06
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MACCARTHAIGH, Tony resigned
director
2008-06-06
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MCQUEEN, Malcolm resigned
director
2007-12-21
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MC KEE, Nicola Jones appointed
director
2007-12-21
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RITCHIE, Donald Joseph appointed
director
2007-12-14
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HAIRE, Gary Neville, Dr resigned
director
2007-12-11
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SWANN, Margaret Alice resigned
director
2005-10-14
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HARBINSON, Andrea appointed
director
2005-06-27
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ROBINSON, Deborah May resigned
director
2001-11-14
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SEMPLE, Susan Fullerton appointed
director
2001-11-14
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HAIRE, Gary Neville, Dr appointed
director
2001-11-14
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MACCARTHAIGH, Tony appointed
director
2001-11-14
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ROBINSON, Deborah May appointed
director
2001-05-01
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GREGG, Gillian Mary appointed
director
2000-10-25
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DUFF, Yvonne Ruth resigned
director
2000-10-25
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SWANN, Margaret Alice appointed
director
2000-03-29
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GREGG, Gillian Mary resigned
director
1999-12-02
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HOLMES, Sheila Eithne resigned
director
1999-08-01
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CUNNINGHAM, Gerardine Marian Ann resigned
director
1994-09-30
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Company incorporated
As AIDS CARE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (NORTHERN IRELAND) LIMITED
1994-09-30
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CABREY, Isabel Margaret appointed
secretary

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1994-09-30

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

58a High Street

Holywood

BT18 9AE

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-14

Last: 2025-09-30