BACHMANN TRAINING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08937782 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£139.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
43 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £139,758
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£140k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £139.8k | £139.5k |
| Current assets | — | £30 |
| Net assets | £139.8k | £139.5k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-16📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-06-06📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2023-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-21➖GARDNER, Carl Vincent resigneddirector
- 2020-02-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-08-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-08-13➕GARDNER, Carl Vincent appointeddirector
- 2018-07-27➖BELL, Kirsty Marie resigneddirector
- 2016-10-20➕POWELL, Elizabeth Anne appointeddirector
- 2016-10-20➖ADDLESEE, Nicolette Ann resigneddirector
- 2016-10-20➕BELL, Kirsty Marie appointeddirector
- 2016-10-20➖MCMINN, Clive resigneddirector
- 2016-05-31➕ADDLESEE, Nicolette Ann appointeddirector
- 2015-10-05➖HARVEY-MILLER, Karen resigneddirector
- 2014-12-02➕HARVEY-MILLER, Karen appointeddirector
- 2014-03-13🏢Company incorporatedAs BACHMANN TRAINING LIMITED
- 2014-03-13➕BACHMANN SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-03-13➕SAUL, Nicholas David, Ceo appointeddirector
- 2014-03-13➕MCMINN, Clive 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 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ceo Nicholas David Saul Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AURA MUSIC (WILMSLOW) LTD→ 14261486 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| BEACONHOUSE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE LTD→ 14445924 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
10 Brighton Avenue
Burnage
Manchester
M19 2JQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
BACHMANN SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-03-13
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POWELL, Elizabeth Anne→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-10-20
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SAUL, Nicholas David, Ceo→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2014-03-13
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ADDLESEE, Nicolette Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2016-05-31 · resigned 2016-10-20
BELL, Kirsty Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2016-10-20 · resigned 2018-07-27
GARDNER, Carl Vincent→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2018-08-13 · resigned 2020-02-21
HARVEY-MILLER, Karen→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2014-12-02 · resigned 2015-10-05
MCMINN, Clive→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2014-03-13 · resigned 2016-10-20
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Recent filings (43 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-16
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-19