B.S.L TRAINING LTD

💤Zombieactive
08936862 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-13
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£21.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Post-secondary non-tertiary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,167

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£21k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 2.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£21.2k£15.6k
Current assets£24.9k£25.5k
Net assets£21.2k£15.6k

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-02-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-07-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-01
    BELCHER, Andrew William resigned
    director
  10. 2022-02-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-03-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2020-03-23
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  17. 2019-09-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-09-28
    BELCHER, Andrew William appointed
    director
  19. 2019-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-03-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B.S.L TRAINING LTD
  21. 2014-03-13
    BELCHER, Karen Louise 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

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Karen Louise Belcher
Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/03/2020

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
Incorporated2014-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85410 — Post-secondary non-tertiary education

Registered office

Milwood House
36b Albion Place
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 5DZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BELCHER, Karen Louise
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-03-13
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Active
BELCHER, Andrew William
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-09-28 · resigned 2022-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-14