MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP STANDARDS CENTRE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05146376 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-07
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
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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 (72/100)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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-14➕MCLEAN, Elaine appointedsecretary
- 2016-12-14➖HAMILL, Valerie resignedsecretary
- 2016-12-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-12-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2016-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2012-11-30➕FRANCKE, Ann Porter appointeddirector
- 2012-11-30➖WILLIAMSON, Tricia resigneddirector
- 2011-08-24➖SPELLMAN, Irene Ruth resigneddirector
- 2011-08-24➕WILLIAMSON, Tricia appointeddirector
- 2008-06-01➕SPELLMAN, Irene Ruth appointeddirector
- 2008-05-30➖CHAPMAN, Mary Madeline resigneddirector
- 2005-04-01➕HAMILL, Valerie appointedsecretary
- 2005-04-01➖HAYHURST, Christine Ann resignedsecretary
- 2004-06-07🏢Company incorporatedAs MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP STANDARDS CENTRE LIMITED
- 2004-06-07➕HAYHURST, Christine Ann appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-07➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-07➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-07➕CHAPMAN, Mary Madeline appointeddirector
- 2004-06-07➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-06-07➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations
Registered office
77 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6SR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-21
Last: 2026-06-07
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
Active
FRANCKE, Ann Porter→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2012-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMILL, Valerie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-04-01 · resigned 2016-12-14
HAYHURST, Christine Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-06-07 · resigned 2005-04-01
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-07 · resigned 2004-06-07
CHAPMAN, Mary Madeline→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2004-06-07 · resigned 2008-05-30
SPELLMAN, Irene Ruth→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2008-06-01 · resigned 2011-08-24
WILLIAMSON, Tricia→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2011-08-24 · resigned 2012-11-30
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-06-07 · resigned 2004-06-07
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Recent filings (67 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-16