A TRAINING SAFETY ADVICE SERVICE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

10776288 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-17

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£1.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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 (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,787

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

↑ 794% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£1.8k	£200
Current assets	£1.6k	—
Net assets	£1.8k	£200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-05-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-01
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-03-25
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dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2021-03-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-13
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dissolution · SOAS(A)
2021-03-02
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-02-17
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2019-10-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-02
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officers · TM01
2019-09-24
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ROBINSON, Barry resigned
director
2019-04-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-05
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2017-05-17
🏢
Company incorporated
As A TRAINING SAFETY ADVICE SERVICE LIMITED
2017-05-17
➕
SCOTT, David Thomas appointed
secretary
2017-05-17
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ROBINSON, Marlene appointed
director
2017-05-17
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ROBINSON, Barry 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 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Marlene Robinson Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	17/05/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Barry Robinsonceased 31/03/2024· 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

Incorporated2017-05-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Bridge Street

Sunnybrow

Crook

DL15 0NA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-27

Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SCOTT, David Thomas→

secretary · appointed 2017-05-17

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Active

ROBINSON, Marlene→

director · ~65y · appointed 2017-05-17

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Active

ROBINSON, Barry→

director · ~57y · appointed 2017-05-17 · resigned 2019-09-24

Resigned

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