ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING LTD
🌳Matureactive
08845074 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-14
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£-48.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £48,635
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£49k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 81% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-12.2k | £-10.2k |
| Current assets | £2.8k | £1.5k |
| Net assets | £-48.6k | £-31.2k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-20➕WALL, Bernadette Maria appointeddirector
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2015-12-21➖WALL, Bernadette Maria resigneddirector
- 2014-01-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING LTD
- 2014-01-14➕WOOD, David Benjamin Gerald appointeddirector
- 2014-01-14➕WALL, Bernadette Maria appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Bernadette Maria Wall Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 20/01/2022 |
Mr David Benjamin Gerald Wood Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BLUEBIRD L&D LIMITED→ 16966146 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| EAST MEETS WEST TAEKWONDO ACADEMY LTD.→ 13663598 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ECS GAS TRAINING NORTH EAST LTD→ 09951261 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| EMMA ORTON EDUCATION LTD→ 17035788 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EMTEC (MEDICAL) UK LTD→ 07753918 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ENDORSEMENT AND QUALITY STANDARDS BOARD FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LEARNING (ENGLAND)→ 03505553 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
Fleetham Lodge Low Street
Kirkby Fleetham
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL7 0SN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
WALL, Bernadette Maria→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2022-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOOD, David Benjamin Gerald→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2014-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALL, Bernadette Maria→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2014-01-14 · resigned 2015-12-21
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-19