UK TRAINING ONLINE LIMITED
Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2020-09-29📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2020-09-29🏁Company dissolved
- 2020-03-31📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2020-03-20📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2019-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs UK TRAINING ONLINE LIMITED
- 2017-02-20➕HARDY, Neil Stuart appointeddirector
- 2017-02-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 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
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2020-09-29
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neil Stuart Hardy Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/02/2017 |
Mrs Jane Elizabeth Hardy Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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