123 TRAINING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05096471 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2008-04-22➖GRAHAM, Christopher resignedsecretary
- 2004-04-10➕HOBBINS, Maxim Jago appointeddirector
- 2004-04-10➕GRAHAM, Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2004-04-10➖@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-04-10➖@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-04-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 123 TRAINING LIMITED
- 2004-04-06➕@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-04-06➕@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
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.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- 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 |
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Mr Maxim Jago Hobbins Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
The Barn 173 Church Road
Northfield
Birmingham
B31 2LX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
HOBBINS, Maxim Jago→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2004-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAHAM, Christopher→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-04-10 · resigned 2008-04-22
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-06 · resigned 2004-04-10
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-06 · resigned 2004-04-10
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Recent filings (68 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29