B-INSPIRED TRAINING AND CONSULTANTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09796644 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-27
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
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£8.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -45% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,312
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,514 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 45% YoY
Cash YoY
-45%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↓ 45% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£30kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£8.3k£17.8k
Current assets£20.2k£30.5k
Cash£9.5k£17.1k
Debtors£10.7k£13.4k
Net assets£8.3k£17.8k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-01-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-02-05
    ➖
    BRELSFORD, Alan William resigned
    director
  8. 2023-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-10-01
    ➕
    MERCER, Mark Francis appointed
    director
  14. 2020-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-12-31
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    MERCER, Mark Francis resigned
    director
  20. 2015-12-30
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    MERCER, Mark Francis appointed
    director
  21. 2015-09-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B-INSPIRED TRAINING AND CONSULTANTS LTD
  22. 2015-09-27
    ➕
    CHAPPELL, Shirley Margaret appointed
    director
  23. 2015-09-27
    ➕
    HANSEN, Michael Gerald John Patrick appointed
    director
  24. 2015-09-27
    ➕
    BRELSFORD, Alan William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Shirley Margaret Chappell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/11/2016
Mr Michael Gerald John Patrick Hansen
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
——sig. influencesignificant influence24/01/2025
Mr Mark Francis Mercer
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence24/01/2025

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
Incorporated2015-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Imperial House
Barcroft Street
Bury
BL9 5BT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CHAPPELL, Shirley Margaret→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANSEN, Michael Gerald John Patrick→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MERCER, Mark Francis→
director · ~66y · appointed 2020-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRELSFORD, Alan William→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-09-27 · resigned 2024-02-05
Resigned
MERCER, Mark Francis→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-12-30 · resigned 2016-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-21