TECH SKILLS TRAINING LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

05060893 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-02

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed dormant / non-trading — 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (6 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

75 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2024-09-10
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2024-09-10
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Company dissolved
2024-06-25
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-06-17
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dissolution · DS01
2023-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-13
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-09-08
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address · AD03
2023-09-07
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change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2023-09-06
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-13
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-02-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-13
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officers · AP01
2023-02-13
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officers · AP01
2023-02-13
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officers · AP01
2023-02-13
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officers · AP01
2023-02-13
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officers · AP01
2023-02-02
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BINNING, Gary appointed
director
2023-02-02
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CODY, Lisa appointed
director
2023-02-02
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HASWELL, Robert appointed
director
2023-02-02
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MCCARTHY, Martin Vincent appointed
director
2023-02-02
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SHAH, Kiran appointed
director
2023-02-02
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LANCASTER, Neil, Mr. resigned
secretary
2023-02-02
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HAWKINS, Trevor Bryan resigned
director
2023-02-02
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LANCASTER, Neil, Mr. resigned
director
2022-10-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2012-10-24
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THORNTON, Gary Philip resigned
director
2012-03-28
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LAWRENCE, Mark Stephen resigned
director
2004-03-02
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Company incorporated
As TECH SKILLS TRAINING LIMITED
2004-03-02
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STEVENS, Andrew Lloyd appointed
director
2004-03-02
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LANCASTER, Neil, Mr. appointed
secretary
2004-03-02
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-03-02
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-03-02
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HAWKINS, Trevor Bryan appointed
director
2004-03-02
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LANCASTER, Neil, Mr. appointed
director
2004-03-02
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LAWRENCE, Mark Stephen appointed
director
2004-03-02
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THORNTON, Gary Philip appointed
director
2004-03-02
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-03-02
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 2024-09-10

Group structure

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

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Academia Group Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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TECH SKILLS TRAINING LIMITED

This company · 05060893

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
Academia Group Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2004-03-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

10 Park Farm Business Centre

Fornham St Genevieve

Bury St Edmunds

IP28 6TS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2022-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2024-03-02