SKILLS-LINK TRAINING LTD

🚨Distressedactive
08644194 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-09
Investment thesis
Distressed but structurally messy — likely a value trap without major surgery.
Why interesting: Headline may look cheap; sector may be recovering.
Why risky: Critical deal-killers in ownership or security; closing cost and post-deal clean-up likely to dominate.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2019
Net worth
£-12.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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 (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £12,097

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£12k
Current Assets
-£6k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2019-08-31
Total assets£-12.1k
Current assets£-5.5k
Net assets£-12.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2021-09-08
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2021-08-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2021-05-24
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2021-05-21
    SIMON-MICHAEL, Victoria resigned
    director
  5. 2021-05-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2021-05-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-05-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-07-06
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2020-07-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-23
    RYAN, Darren John resigned
    director
  12. 2020-01-23
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-01-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-12-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-02-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-02-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-02-05
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-02-05
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2019-02-05
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2019-02-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-02-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-02-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2019-02-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2019-02-04
    RYAN, Gary Stephen John resigned
    director
  25. 2019-02-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2019-01-24
    RYAN, Gary Stephen John appointed
    director
  27. 2019-01-24
    ADAMS, Leslie Martin resigned
    director
  28. 2019-01-24
    RYAN, Darren John appointed
    director
  29. 2019-01-24
    RYAN, Gary Stephen John appointed
    director
  30. 2019-01-24
    SIMON-MICHAEL, Victoria appointed
    director
  31. 2013-08-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SKILLS-LINK TRAINING LTD
  32. 2013-08-09
    ADAMS, Leslie Martin 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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2021-05-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2022-05-09

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Unit 12-14 Listerhills Science Park
Bradford
BD7 1HR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2021-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2019-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2022-05-09OVERDUE
Last: 2021-04-25

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

RYAN, Gary Stephen John
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-01-24
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Active
ADAMS, Leslie Martin
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-08-09 · resigned 2019-01-24
Resigned
RYAN, Darren John
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-01-24 · resigned 2020-01-23
Resigned
RYAN, Gary Stephen John
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-01-24 · resigned 2019-02-04
Resigned
SIMON-MICHAEL, Victoria
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-01-24 · resigned 2021-05-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-09-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-10
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-07
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2020-07-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-01-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-25