DLD TRAINING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03432127 · ltd · incorporated 1997-09-10
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£1£1£2£2Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£2£2
Current assets—£2
Net assets£2£2

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-21
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    CHAMBERS, Edward Christopher Paul appointed
    director
  6. 2021-09-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-09-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-09-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-09-20
    ➖
    CRONSHAW, Darrin resigned
    director
  10. 2021-09-20
    ➖
    GUEST, Leigh resigned
    director
  11. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-01-30
    ➖
    HELLIWELL, David resigned
    director
  15. 2020-01-20
    ➖
    CHAMBERS, David Christopher resigned
    director
  16. 2020-01-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-12-20
    ➕
    CRONSHAW, Darrin appointed
    director
  18. 2019-12-20
    ➕
    GUEST, Leigh appointed
    director
  19. 2019-12-20
    ➕
    HELLIWELL, David appointed
    director
  20. 2019-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2019-12-20
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  24. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  26. 2008-09-12
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    TWIGG, Robert Thomas resigned
    director
  27. 2007-07-30
    ➕
    TWIGG, Robert Thomas appointed
    director
  28. 1998-05-27
    ➕
    KOK, Herman Frans Frederik appointed
    secretary
  29. 1998-05-27
    ➕
    KOK, Herman Frans Frederik appointed
    director
  30. 1998-05-27
    ➖
    FNCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1998-05-27
    ➕
    CHAMBERS, David Christopher appointed
    director
  32. 1998-05-27
    ➖
    FNCS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1997-09-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DLD TRAINING LIMITED
  34. 1997-09-10
    ➕
    FNCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1997-09-10
    ➕
    FNCS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)

Group structure

Lindum Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Lindum Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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DLD TRAINING LIMITED
This company · 03432127

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lindum Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated1997-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Lindum Business Park
Station Road, North Hykeham
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN6 3QX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

KOK, Herman Frans Frederik→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAMBERS, Edward Christopher Paul→
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KOK, Herman Frans Frederik→
director · ~76y · appointed 1998-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FNCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-09-10 · resigned 1998-05-27
Resigned
CHAMBERS, David Christopher→
director · ~70y · appointed 1998-05-27 · resigned 2020-01-20
Resigned
CRONSHAW, Darrin→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-12-20 · resigned 2021-09-20
Resigned
GUEST, Leigh→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-12-20 · resigned 2021-09-20
Resigned
HELLIWELL, David→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-12-20 · resigned 2020-01-30
Resigned
TWIGG, Robert Thomas→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-07-30 · resigned 2008-09-12
Resigned
FNCS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-09-10 · resigned 1998-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-19