2020 TRAINING LTD

🚨Distressedactive
12734110 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-10
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£-47.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £47,385

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£47k
↓ 186% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£47k-£33k-£18k-£3k£12k£27kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£-47.4k£-16.6k
Current assets£26.9k
Cash£2.7k
Debtors£24.2k
Net assets£-47.4k£-16.6k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-07-28
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-07-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-04-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2020 TRAINING LTD
  10. 2020-07-10
    WHITEHEAD, Natalie appointed
    director
  11. 2020-07-10
    📄
    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 6 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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Natalie Whitehead
Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/07/2020

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
Incorporated2020-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite 3 Unit 10 Bridge View Office Park
Henry Boot Way
Hull
HU4 7DW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WHITEHEAD, Natalie
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-07-10
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Recent filings (14 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-07-10