BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL LANGUAGES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08218636 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-18
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees31003900

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-07-24
    ➖
    DALLIAS, Frédéric resigned
    director
  5. 2025-07-23
    ➕
    DELMOTTE, Damien Gerard appointed
    director
  6. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2022-06-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-06-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-05-17
    ➕
    DALLIAS, Frédéric appointed
    director
  14. 2022-05-17
    ➖
    WRAGG, Stephen resigned
    director
  15. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-02-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2012-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL LANGUAGES LIMITED
  23. 2012-09-18
    ➕
    WRAGG, Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Exatech is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Exatech
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL LANGUAGES LIMITED
This company · 08218636

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Exatech
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest17/05/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stephen Wraggceased 17/05/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2012-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Singleton Court
Wonastow Road
Monmouth
Monmouthshire
NP25 5JA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DELMOTTE, Damien Gerard→
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-07-23
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Active
DALLIAS, Frédéric→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-05-17 · resigned 2025-07-24
Resigned
WRAGG, Stephen→
director · ~70y · appointed 2012-09-18 · resigned 2022-05-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30