ADVANCED SAFETY EDUCATION AND TRAINING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09097131 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 400 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-05➖FROST, Graham resigneddirector
- 2024-01-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-04-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-04-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2014-10-21➖SKILLEN, Ian resigneddirector
- 2014-06-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED SAFETY EDUCATION AND TRAINING LIMITED
- 2014-06-23➕HARDING, Clifford Stephen appointeddirector
- 2014-06-23➕FROST, Graham appointeddirector
- 2014-06-23➕SKILLEN, Ian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Clifford Stephen Harding Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69 | 50–75% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/07/2016 |
Mr James Frank Butterworth Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 25/04/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Graham Frostceased 05/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| MP CUPAC TUTORING SERVICES LTD→ 14544342 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| MUDDY BOOTS NURSERY (CUMBRIA) LTD→ 08648587 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
8 Stanger Street
Keswick
Cumbria
CA12 5JU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-27
Last: 2026-06-13
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
HARDING, Clifford Stephen→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2014-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FROST, Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2014-06-23 · resigned 2024-01-05
SKILLEN, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2014-06-23 · resigned 2014-10-21
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Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28