BESPOKE TRAINING SERVICES UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05323309 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-04
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£15.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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 (76/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,400

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£18k
Net Worth
£15k
Current Assets
£18k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£7k£11k£15k£18kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£15.4k—
Current assets£18.3k—
Cash£18.3k—
Net assets£15.4k—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-08-31
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    COOPER, Kathryn Lisa resigned
    director
  16. 2016-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-02-27
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    COOPER, Kathryn Lisa appointed
    director
  18. 2005-01-05
    ➖
    ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2005-01-05
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    ABERGAN REED LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  20. 2005-01-04
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    Company incorporated
    As BESPOKE TRAINING SERVICES UK LIMITED
  21. 2005-01-04
    ➕
    MCHALE, Diana Katharine appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-01-04
    ➕
    MCHALE, Mike appointed
    director
  23. 2005-01-04
    ➕
    ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-01-04
    ➕
    ABERGAN REED LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mike Mchale
Individual · British · DOB 05/1954 · age 72
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

15 Church Lane
Coleby
Lincoln
LN5 0AQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MCHALE, Diana Katharine→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCHALE, Mike→
director · ~72y · appointed 2005-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-01-04 · resigned 2005-01-05
Resigned
COOPER, Kathryn Lisa→
director · ~43y · appointed 2009-02-27 · resigned 2017-08-31
Resigned
ABERGAN REED LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-01-04 · resigned 2005-01-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-27