BBE TRAINING LTD

🌳Matureactive
08131210 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-05
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2024
Net worth
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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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
50 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-05-31
Average employees500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-07-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-10
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-12-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-11-30
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    BELLAMY, Stephen Michael resigned
    director
  15. 2018-11-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-11-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-11-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-11-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2016-10-10
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    GOODSHIP, Tina Frances appointed
    secretary
  20. 2016-10-07
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    TAYLOR, Wayne appointed
    director
  21. 2016-09-30
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    BRAICH, Kulwinderjit Singh resigned
    director
  22. 2012-07-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BBE TRAINING LTD
  23. 2012-07-05
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    EDDY, Philip appointed
    director
  24. 2012-07-05
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    BELLAMY, Stephen Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2012-07-05
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    BRAICH, Kulwinderjit Singh appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)

Group structure

Citrus Training Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Citrus Training Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
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BBE TRAINING LTD
This company · 08131210

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Citrus Training Limited
Corporate entity
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · firm interest30/09/2016
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Wayne Taylorceased 05/07/2022· significant influence
  • Mr Philip Eddyceased 05/07/2022· significant influence
  • Mr Stephen Bellamyceased 30/11/2018· significant influence
  • Mr Kulwinderjit Singh Braichceased 30/09/2016· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2012-07-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Citrus Group House Diamond Way, Nene Park, Station Road
Irthlingborough
Wellingborough
NN9 5QF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GOODSHIP, Tina Frances→
secretary · appointed 2016-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDDY, Philip→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Wayne→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELLAMY, Stephen Michael→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-07-05 · resigned 2018-11-30
Resigned
BRAICH, Kulwinderjit Singh→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-07-05 · resigned 2016-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-03-11