ACCOUNTANCY TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07174682 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£21.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
45 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £21,681
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£7k
Net Worth
£22k
Current Assets
£32k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £27.9k | — |
| Current assets | £32.3k | — |
| Cash | £6.6k | — |
| Debtors | £14.2k | — |
| Net assets | £21.7k | — |
| Average employees | — | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-04-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-04-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-13➖MALONE, Dianne Margaret resigneddirector
- 2020-07-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-03-01➕MILBURN, Amanda Jane appointeddirector
- 2018-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-03-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCOUNTANCY TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2010-03-02➕MALONE, Dianne Margaret appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Amanda Jane Milburn Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Amanda Jane Milburnceased 19/03/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
- Miss Dianne Magaret Maloneceased 01/07/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 5S SPORTING LIMITED→ 14701142 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AGOVERNESSSERVICES LIMITED→ 15742181 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AJM TRANSPORT TRAINING LTD→ 15454970 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALEF TRUST CIC→ 08303520 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ALICE TUTORING LIMITED→ 11722903 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ALIVE365 LIMITED→ 15743077 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALM DRIVE 2 PASS LTD→ 11257692 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ALMA INTERCULTURAL CENTRE C.I.C.→ 16365529 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AMASING PROJECTS C.I.C.→ 10723343 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AMELIA GEORGE SKIN LTD→ 13373626 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AML SKILLS LTD→ 09028210 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
61 Hamilton Square
Birkenhead
CH41 5AT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
MILBURN, Amanda Jane→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MALONE, Dianne Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2010-03-02 · resigned 2020-07-13
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-04-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-13