AQUATERRA TRAINING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC341334 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-14

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 11.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£689.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.9y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (7 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

86 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £689,723

Cash YoY

+205%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£564k

↑ 205% YoY

Net Worth

£690k

↑ 9.5% YoY

Current Assets

£1.4m

↓ 14% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£696.1k	£632.6k
Current assets	£1.37M	£1.59M
Cash	£563.7k	£185.0k
Debtors	£807.1k	£1.10M
Net assets	£689.7k	£629.6k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 confirmation-statement
• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-04-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-13
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confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-01-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-09
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-09
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-08
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officers · AP01
2025-04-08
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capital · SH01
2025-04-03
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CLARK, Ian Mcwhinnie appointed
director
2025-02-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
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capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2023-11-20
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-11-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-16
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-11-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-16
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-15
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GRAY, Carol Anne appointed
director
2023-11-15
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SANDERSON, Iain appointed
director
2023-05-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
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CAMERON, Charles Edward appointed
director
2018-12-24
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PEARCE, Mark resigned
director
2017-01-18
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REILLY, Gerarde resigned
director
2016-03-10
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PACITTI, Elaine Anne appointed
director
2015-07-01
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REILLY, Gerarde appointed
director
2014-05-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2013-12-03
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GROSSET, James Douglas resigned
director
2008-09-28
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ROBINSON, Peter Alan appointed
director
2008-09-28
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GROSSET, James Douglas appointed
director
2008-09-28
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NEILSON, Ewan Craig resigned
nominee-director
2008-09-28
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PEARCE, Mark appointed
director
2008-04-14
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Company incorporated
As AQUATERRA TRAINING LIMITED
2008-04-14
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STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-04-14
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NEILSON, Ewan Craig appointed
nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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
Mr Peter Alan Robinson Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	06/04/2016
Ms Elaine Anne Pacitti Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	24/12/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Mark Pearceceased 24/12/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2008-04-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Carden Place

Aberdeen

AB10 1UT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-28

Last: 2026-04-14