BA TRAINING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
12411498 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-20
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). 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 (78/100)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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-30 | 2024-03-30 |
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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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-02-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-04-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BA TRAINING LIMITED
- 2020-01-20➕ALCOCK, Robert appointeddirector
- 2020-01-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Robert Alcock Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 20/01/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Registered office
Victoria Accounting 3rd Floor Sinclair House Station Road
Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle
SK8 5AF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
ALCOCK, Robert→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2020-01-20
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-04-12