168 TRAINING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11165680 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-23
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
£31.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £31,872
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,105 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£32k
↓ 6.2% YoY
Current Assets
£43k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£29k£39k£49kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£36.6k—
Current assets£42.7k£48.8k
Net assets£31.9k£34.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-04-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-02-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2019-02-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2018-11-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-01-23
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    Company incorporated
    As 168 TRAINING LIMITED
  18. 2018-01-23
    ➕
    LARDNER, John Joseph appointed
    director
  19. 2018-01-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Lardner
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares23/01/2018

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
Incorporated2018-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings

Registered office

8 Columbus Walk
Brigantine Place
Cardiff
Wales
CF10 4BY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LARDNER, John Joseph→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-01-23
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Active

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-01