TRAINING 4 U SERVICES (UK) LTD

🌳Matureactive
07061359 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-30
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£246.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 12.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
48 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £246,949
Cash YoY
-6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£211k
↓ 6.4% YoY
Net Worth
£247k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£224k
↓ 1.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£49k£99k£148k£198k£247kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£246.9k£244.2k
Current assets£224.2k£226.5k
Cash£211.2k£225.6k
Debtors£13.0k£876
Net assets£246.9k£244.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-11-13
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  2. 2024-06-14
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  3. 2023-07-31
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  4. 2022-10-28
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  5. 2021-10-30
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  6. 2020-03-27
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  7. 2019-02-26
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  8. 2018-02-12
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  9. 2018-01-30
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  10. 2018-01-25
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  11. 2018-01-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  12. 2017-02-14
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  13. 2016-07-07
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  14. 2016-06-27
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  15. 2016-06-21
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  16. 2016-06-20
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  17. 2015-11-01
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    RAHMAN, Rahima appointed
    director
  18. 2015-07-02
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  19. 2013-06-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  20. 2013-06-05
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    ABDIN, Akkas resigned
    director
  21. 2011-04-15
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    ISLAM, Mohammed Earul appointed
    director
  22. 2011-04-15
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    ABDIN, Akkas appointed
    director
  23. 2011-04-15
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    CHOWDHURY, Akshana resigned
    director
  24. 2010-12-14
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    AHMED, Saleh, Dr resigned
    director
  25. 2010-12-14
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    CHOWDHURY, Akshana appointed
    director
  26. 2009-10-31
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    AHMED, Saleh, Dr appointed
    director
  27. 2009-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As TRAINING 4 U SERVICES (UK) LTD
  28. 2009-10-30
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    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  29. 2009-10-30
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    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammed Earul Islam
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/05/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

Old School House
3 Trinity Road
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU3 1TR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ISLAM, Mohammed Earul→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-04-15
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Active
RAHMAN, Rahima→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-11-01
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Active
ABDIN, Akkas→
director · ~52y · appointed 2011-04-15 · resigned 2013-06-05
Resigned
AHMED, Saleh, Dr→
director · ~44y · appointed 2009-10-31 · resigned 2010-12-14
Resigned
CHOWDHURY, Akshana→
director · ~50y · appointed 2010-12-14 · resigned 2011-04-15
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-10-30 · resigned 2009-10-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—15/01/2018—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property28/06/2013—
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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
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accounts · AA
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-06-18