APPRENTICESHIPSUPPORT LTD

💤Zombieactive
09983831 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-02
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£999
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £999

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£999
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-30
Total assets£999
Net assets£999

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-11-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-01-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-01-10
    ➖
    CHADWICK, Wendy Louise resigned
    director
  6. 2025-01-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-01-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-01-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-09-22
    ➖
    VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigned
    director
  19. 2016-09-22
    ➖
    VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigned
    director
  20. 2016-09-21
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Stewart appointed
    director
  21. 2016-09-21
    ➕
    CHADWICK, Wendy Louise appointed
    director
  22. 2016-02-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APPRENTICESHIPSUPPORT LTD
  23. 2016-02-02
    ➕
    VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointed
    director
  24. 2016-02-02
    ➕
    VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stewart Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 08/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares21/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Wendy Chadwickceased 10/01/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2016-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

The Bristol Office 5 High Street High Street
Westbury-On-Trym
Bristol
BS9 3BY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

TAYLOR, Stewart→
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-09-21
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Active
CHADWICK, Wendy Louise→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-09-21 · resigned 2025-01-10
Resigned
VALAITIS, Peter Anthony→
director · ~76y · appointed 2016-02-02 · resigned 2016-09-22
Resigned
VALAITIS, Peter Anthony→
director · ~76y · appointed 2016-02-02 · resigned 2016-09-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-20