BESPOKE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09016102 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-29
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Post-secondary non-tertiary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.6y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 2.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
64 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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| Average employees | 3700 | 4300 |
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
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-08-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-29➖SELMI, Georgina resigneddirector
- 2024-10-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Palatine Private Equity LLP (As Security Trustee)
- 2024-01-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-12-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-12-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-12-20➕HESELWOOD, Jane Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2023-12-20➕MUSCAT TERRIBILE, Luke Anthony appointeddirector
- 2023-12-20➖SWALES, Valerie Ann resigneddirector
- 2023-12-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money)
- 2023-12-14📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-12-14📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-12-14📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-12-14📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-12-09📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2015-08-12➖COULSON, Joan resigneddirector
- 2015-05-01➕COULSON, Joan appointeddirector
- 2015-05-01➖SWALES, Valerie Ann resigneddirector
- 2014-05-01➕SWALES, Valerie Ann appointeddirector
- 2014-04-29🏢Company incorporatedAs BESPOKE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING LIMITED
- 2014-04-29➕SELMI, Georgina appointeddirector
- 2014-04-29➕SWALES, Valerie Ann appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Leep Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Leep Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BESPOKE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING LIMITED
This company · 09016102
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Leep Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/12/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Georgina Selmiceased 20/12/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Valerie Ann Swalesceased 20/12/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85410 — Post-secondary non-tertiary education
Registered office
Unit 10 Newby Road
Hazel Grove
Stockport
SK7 5DA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
HESELWOOD, Jane Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MUSCAT TERRIBILE, Luke Anthony→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COULSON, Joan→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2015-05-01 · resigned 2015-08-12
SELMI, Georgina→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2014-04-29 · resigned 2024-11-29
SWALES, Valerie Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2023-12-20
SWALES, Valerie Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2014-04-29 · resigned 2015-05-01
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Palatine Private Equity (As Security Trustee) Palatine Private Equity LLP (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/10/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Virgin Money) | A registered charge | — | 20/12/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-01-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-12-22