2 COUNTIES TRAINING LTD

💤Zombieactive
10915489 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-15
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,970
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,082 YoY
Cash YoY
+128%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↑ 128% YoY
Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 4538% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↑ 175% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£5k-£1k£2k£6k£9k£13kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£-4.3k£1.1k
Current assets£12.8k£4.7k
Cash£6.4k£2.8k
Debtors£6.4k£1.8k
Net assets£-5.0k£112

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-03-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-03-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-02-28
    STEVENSON, Russell resigned
    director
  8. 2022-09-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-08-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-18
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  14. 2020-03-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2020-02-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-10-31
    WINFIELD, Cameron James appointed
    director
  17. 2019-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-08-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 2 COUNTIES TRAINING LTD
  19. 2017-08-15
    STEVENSON, Russell appointed
    director
  20. 2017-08-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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 Cameron James Winfield
Individual · British · DOB 01/1995 · age 31
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/07/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Russell Stevensonceased 28/02/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2017-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

99 Wilsthorpe Road
Long Eaton
Nottingham
NG10 3LE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WINFIELD, Cameron James
director · ~31y · appointed 2019-10-31
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Active
STEVENSON, Russell
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-08-15 · resigned 2023-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-23