COMPETENCE BASED TRAINING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC195574 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-22
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£92.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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 (77/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
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
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £92,487
Cash YoY
+48%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£55k
↑ 48% YoY
Net Worth
£92k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£123k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£25k£49k£74k£98k£123kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£93.2k£80.8k
Current assets£123.0k£110.2k
Cash£54.8k£36.9k
Debtors£23.4k£12.4k
Net assets£92.5k£79.7k

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
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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  2. 2026-04-14
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  3. 2025-12-03
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  4. 2024-12-19
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  5. 2024-04-11
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
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  6. 2024-04-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  7. 2024-04-11
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  8. 2023-12-19
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  9. 2023-09-04
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    address · AD01
  10. 2022-12-22
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  11. 2021-12-09
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  12. 2020-12-23
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  13. 2020-11-13
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  14. 2020-11-13
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  15. 2020-06-09
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  16. 2020-04-24
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  17. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2008-05-02
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    CARLIN, Nicholas appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-05-02
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    GODFREY, Robert Paton resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-05-02
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    GODFREY, Robert Paton resigned
    director
  21. 2007-06-22
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    GODFREY, Robert Paton appointed
    director
  22. 2006-11-08
    ➕
    GODFREY, Robert Paton appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-11-08
    ➖
    WILLIAMSON, Pauline Mary resigned
    secretary
  24. 2002-06-20
    ➖
    BROWN, Susan resigned
    secretary
  25. 2002-06-20
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Pauline Mary appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-05-13
    ➕
    WHITE, Alison Raeburn appointed
    director
  27. 1999-05-13
    ➕
    BROWN, Susan appointed
    secretary
  28. 1999-05-13
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1999-05-13
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1999-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As COMPETENCE BASED TRAINING LIMITED
  31. 1999-04-22
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1999-04-22
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Mrs Alison Raeburn White
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
75–100%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-04-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

Unit 4b - Business First Burnbrae Road Industrial Estate
Linwood
Paisley
PA3 3FP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

CARLIN, Nicholas→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITE, Alison Raeburn→
director · ~72y · appointed 1999-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Susan→
secretary · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 2002-06-20
Resigned
GODFREY, Robert Paton→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-08 · resigned 2008-05-02
Resigned
WILLIAMSON, Pauline Mary→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-20 · resigned 2006-11-08
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-04-22 · resigned 1999-05-13
Resigned
GODFREY, Robert Paton→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-06-22 · resigned 2008-05-02
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-04-22 · resigned 1999-05-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-04-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26