BABY LIFELINE TRAINING LTD

🌳Matureactive
06487982 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-01-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-10
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-03-09
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    LISTER, Simon Philip resigned
    director
  4. 2024-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-14
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    GADD, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  6. 2024-06-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-01-15
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-10
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-09-24
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    SMITH, Tim Edward resigned
    director
  12. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2021-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-24
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    accounts · AA01
  15. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-19
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    LISTER, Simon Philip appointed
    director
  17. 2020-03-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-09-13
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-09-12
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    SMITH, Tim Edward appointed
    director
  21. 2018-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-03-15
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    BEEBE, Paul James appointed
    director
  23. 2018-03-15
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    PLAAT, Felicity Sarah, Dr resigned
    director
  24. 2018-03-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2011-10-18
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    COX, Charles Walter Francis Mowbray, Dr appointed
    director
  26. 2011-10-18
    ➕
    PLAAT, Felicity Sarah, Dr appointed
    director
  27. 2010-12-31
    ➖
    CLARK, Vicki Alana, Doctor resigned
    director
  28. 2008-05-06
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    CLARK, Vicki Alana, Doctor appointed
    director
  29. 2008-01-29
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    Company incorporated
    As BABY LIFELINE TRAINING LTD
  30. 2008-01-29
    ➕
    LEDGER, Timothy Adrian appointed
    secretary
  31. 2008-01-29
    ➕
    LEDGER, Judith Elizabeth Alison appointed
    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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Judith Elizabeth Alison Ledger
Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

The Granary Fernhill Court
Balsall Street East
Balsall Common
Warwickshire
CV7 7FR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

LEDGER, Timothy Adrian→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-29
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Active
BEEBE, Paul James→
director · ~73y · appointed 2018-03-15
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Active
COX, Charles Walter Francis Mowbray, Dr→
director · ~80y · appointed 2011-10-18
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Active
GADD, Claire Louise→
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-06-14
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Active
LEDGER, Judith Elizabeth Alison→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Vicki Alana, Doctor→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-05-06 · resigned 2010-12-31
Resigned
LISTER, Simon Philip→
director · ~68y · appointed 2020-03-19 · resigned 2025-03-09
Resigned
PLAAT, Felicity Sarah, Dr→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-10-18 · resigned 2018-03-15
Resigned
SMITH, Tim Edward→
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-09-12 · resigned 2022-09-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-14
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-20