BANCROFT TRAINING CONSULTANCY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09150561 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-28
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
£4.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
23 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £4,323
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4k
↑ 78% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.3k | £2.4k |
| Current assets | £10.0k | £10.0k |
| Net assets | £4.3k | £2.4k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-07-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BANCROFT TRAINING CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2014-07-28➕CRAVEN, Gill appointeddirector
- 2014-07-28➕CRAVEN, Nigel Albert appointeddirector
- 2014-07-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Gill Craven Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Nigel Albert Craven Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Registered office
Bancroft House 8, Henshaw Lane
Yeadon
Leeds
Yorkshire
LS19 7RW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CRAVEN, Gill→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2014-07-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRAVEN, Nigel Albert→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2014-07-28
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Recent filings (23 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-15