ACCOUNTANCY-TRAININGCOMPANY.CO.UK LIMITED

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09541965 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-14
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£2.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,493

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£499£997£1k£2k£2kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£1.5k£709
Current assets£1.7k£1.5k
Net assets£2.5k£1.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-08-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-07-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-07-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-07-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-29
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    address · AD01
  15. 2019-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-04-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCOUNTANCY-TRAININGCOMPANY.CO.UK LIMITED
  18. 2015-04-14
    AHMED, Mahroof appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

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

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mahroof Ahmed
Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43
75100%
75-100% shares14/04/2017

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
Incorporated2015-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Redriff Close
Room 2
Maidenhead
SL6 4DJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-28OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AHMED, Mahroof
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-04-14
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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30