AWAKEN CONSULTING & TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05090240 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-31
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£22.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
103 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £22,026
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,008 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£22k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 7.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £24.5k | £29.3k |
| Current assets | £28.9k | £31.1k |
| Net assets | £22.0k | £27.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-02📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2022-07-22📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2022-07-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-08📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2022-01-26📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2021-12-02📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2021-07-29📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2021-07-12📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2021-05-24📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-18📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2020-11-07📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2020-11-05📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2020-08-22📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2012-04-28➕DE RIJK, Lisa appointedsecretary
- 2012-04-28➖WAKE, Mark Joseph resignedsecretary
- 2012-04-28➖PURSSORD, Rebecca Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2012-04-28➖WAKE, Mark Joseph resigneddirector
- 2011-03-31➕PURSSORD, Rebecca Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2004-03-31🏢Company incorporatedAs AWAKEN CONSULTING & TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2004-03-31➕DE RIJK, Lisa appointeddirector
- 2004-03-31➕WAKE, Mark Joseph appointedsecretary
- 2004-03-31➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-03-31➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-03-31➕WAKE, Mark Joseph appointeddirector
- 2004-03-31➕YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-03-31➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Lisa De Rijk Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64 | 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBM SAFETY TRAINING LTD→ 13493709 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BC WEBSTER LIMITED→ 16975694 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEYOND THE BREED LIMITED→ 15617794 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BLOCK LEARNING LTD→ 14382733 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BLUEBIRD L&D LIMITED→ 16966146 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLUEBOXT PRODUCTIONS LTD→ 11862560 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BOYD TOPCO LIMITED→ 12461919 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| CHRIS MCDONNELL GOLF LTD→ 16678739 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CKT TRAINING LIMITED→ 15040242 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CLEVERCLOGS (YARM) LIMITED→ 09545942 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| CLG PSYCHOLOGY LTD→ 15603765 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CORE CARE EVENWOOD LTD→ 07138009 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
140 Coniscliffe Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 7RT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
Active
DE RIJK, Lisa→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WAKE, Mark Joseph→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2012-04-28
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2004-03-31
PURSSORD, Rebecca Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2011-03-31 · resigned 2012-04-28
WAKE, Mark Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2012-04-28
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2004-03-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (103 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2022-11-02
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2022-07-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2022-02-08
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2022-01-26
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2021-12-02