APPRENTICESHIP RECRUITMENT LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 32.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 32.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2004-12-31➖HLADUN, Peter Meron resigneddirector
- 2003-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2002-06-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 1997-05-16➖PARMEE, Michael resigneddirector
- 1997-05-16➖PEARSON, John Thurlby resigneddirector
- 1994-03-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1992-01-01➕HLADUN, Peter Meron appointeddirector
- 1992-01-01➕PARMEE, Michael appointeddirector
- 1992-01-01➕PEARSON, John Thurlby appointeddirector
- 1991-09-27➕HERMAN-SQUANCE, Helen appointedsecretary
- 1991-09-27➕HERMAN, John appointeddirector
- 1991-09-27➖GRAEME, Dorothy May resignednominee-secretary
- 1991-09-27➖GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resignednominee-director
- 1991-08-16🏢Company incorporatedAs APPRENTICESHIP RECRUITMENT LIMITED
- 1991-08-16➕GRAEME, Dorothy May appointednominee-secretary
- 1991-08-16➕GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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
cleanGroup structure
Intec Business Colleges Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intec Business Colleges Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/06/2002 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 21/03/1994 | 26/03/2003 |