ABM TRAINING (UK) LTD
🌳Matureactive
06621209 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£253.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.2y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £253,583
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£39k
Net Worth
£254k
Current Assets
£745k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £306.7k |
| Current assets | £745.2k |
| Cash | £38.7k |
| Debtors | £706.5k |
| Net assets | £253.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-20➕JONES-OWEN, David appointeddirector
- 2026-04-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-19➖WINN, Michael Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2025-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-11-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-24➕HARRIS, Kelly-Marie appointeddirector
- 2025-11-24➕ROUSE, Simon Paul appointeddirector
- 2025-11-24➕SMITH, Nicole Marie appointeddirector
- 2025-11-24➖GREENLEAF, Simon resigneddirector
- 2025-11-24➖WADE, Rebecca Kim resigneddirector
- 2025-11-24➕WINN, Michael Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2025-11-18📄second-filing-of-director-termination-with-nameofficers · RP04TM01
- 2025-11-07📄second-filing-cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC07
- 2025-10-28📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01PSC01
- 2025-10-28📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01PSC01
- 2025-10-28📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01PSC01
- 2025-09-08📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2025-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2020-04-05➕GREENLEAF, Simon appointeddirector
- 2020-02-03➖HAINES, Moira resigneddirector
- 2008-06-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ABM TRAINING (UK) LTD
- 2008-06-16➕HAINES, Moira appointeddirector
- 2008-06-16➕WADE, Rebecca Kim appointeddirector
Owner dependency
40/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: GREENLEAF, Simon resigned 2025-11-24; WADE, Rebecca Kim resigned 2025-11-24; WINN, Michael Nicholas resigned 2026-02-19
Group structure
Bluebird Bidco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bluebird Bidco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ABM TRAINING (UK) LTD
This company · 06621209
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bluebird Bidco Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 24/11/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Simon Greenleafceased 24/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Rebecca Kim Wadeceased 24/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Moira Hainesceased 03/02/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
Floor 5 Great Charles Street Queensway
Birmingham
B3 3HN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
HARRIS, Kelly-Marie→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES-OWEN, David→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2026-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROUSE, Simon Paul→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Nicole Marie→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREENLEAF, Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-04-05 · resigned 2025-11-24
HAINES, Moira→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2008-06-16 · resigned 2020-02-03
WADE, Rebecca Kim→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2008-06-16 · resigned 2025-11-24
WINN, Michael Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2025-11-24 · resigned 2026-02-19
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/03/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (72 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-25
second-filing-of-director-termination-with-name
officers · RP04TM01
2025-11-18