EUROMARK CONTRACT TRAINING LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
02343643 · ltd · incorporated 1989-02-06
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2019-05-21
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2019-05-21
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2019-03-05
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2019-02-25
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2018-12-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2018-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2016-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2016-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2015-11-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  10. 2015-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2014-11-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2014-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2013-11-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2013-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2012-11-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-11-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2011-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2010-11-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2010-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2009-12-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2009-11-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  23. 2009-11-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2004-06-18
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    SAINT, David resigned
    director
  25. 2004-05-25
    ➕
    CURSON, Brian appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-05-25
    ➖
    ALLWOOD, Andrew Michael resigned
    secretary
  27. 1996-11-04
    ➕
    BARBER, John Douglas appointed
    director
  28. 1996-11-04
    ➕
    CURSON, Brian appointed
    director
  29. 1996-11-04
    ➕
    SAINT, David appointed
    director
  30. 1989-02-06
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    Company incorporated
    As EUROMARK CONTRACT TRAINING LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 97 — 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 97 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2019-05-21

Group structure

Shepcote Group Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Shepcote Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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EUROMARK CONTRACT TRAINING LIMITED
This company · 02343643

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Bennett Truswell
Individual · British · DOB 08/1937 · age 89
25–50%
—25-50% shares11/10/2016
Shepcote Group Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares11/10/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Fall Bank Industrial Estate
Dodworth
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S75 3LS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2017-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

CURSON, Brian→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-25
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Active
BARBER, John Douglas→
director · ~96y · appointed 1996-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CURSON, Brian→
director · ~97y · appointed 1996-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRUSWELL, James Bennett→
director · ~89y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLWOOD, Andrew Michael→
secretary · resigned 2004-05-25
Resigned
SAINT, David→
director · ~88y · appointed 1996-11-04 · resigned 2004-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2019-05-21
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2019-03-05
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2019-02-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2018-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2016-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-04-27
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-04-13
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-04-24
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-11-07