TALA TRAINING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC354394 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-03
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
£163.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 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 £163,293
Net assets shrinking
Down £64,129 YoY
Cash YoY
-19%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£388k
↓ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£163k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£498k
↓ 6.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£106k£213k£319k£426k£532kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£293.9k£314.4k
Current assets£498.5k£532.0k
Cash£387.7k£478.0k
Debtors£110.8k£54.0k
Net assets£163.3k£227.4k

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
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-02-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-12-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2025-07-03
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  6. 2025-07-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-07-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-07-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2025-06-27
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  10. 2025-06-26
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  11. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2025-05-20
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2025-05-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2025-05-20
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-12-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2023-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2023-11-21
    ➖
    MARKEY, Mairead resigned
    secretary
  20. 2023-11-21
    ➖
    MARKEY, Mark Allan resigned
    director
  21. 2023-11-21
    ➖
    REID, Iain resigned
    director
  22. 2023-10-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2011-05-06
    ➖
    PEACOCK, Steven resigned
    director
  26. 2010-06-16
    ➕
    MARKEY, Martin appointed
    director
  27. 2009-06-05
    ➕
    PEACOCK, Steven appointed
    director
  28. 2009-06-05
    ➕
    REID, Iain appointed
    director
  29. 2009-02-09
    ➕
    MARKEY, Mairead appointed
    secretary
  30. 2009-02-09
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2009-02-09
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  32. 2009-02-09
    ➕
    MARKEY, Mark Allan appointed
    director
  33. 2009-02-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TALA TRAINING LIMITED
  34. 2009-02-03
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2009-02-03
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bridin Caroline Markey
Individual · Irish · DOB 11/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/07/2025
Mr Martin Markey
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/07/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Markey Holdings Limitedceased 20/11/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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
Incorporated2009-02-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Golf Road
Clarkston
G76 7HU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MARKEY, Martin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARKEY, Mairead→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-09 · resigned 2023-11-21
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-02-03 · resigned 2009-02-09
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-02-03 · resigned 2009-02-09
Resigned
MARKEY, Mark Allan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-02-09 · resigned 2023-11-21
Resigned
PEACOCK, Steven→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-06-05 · resigned 2011-05-06
Resigned
REID, Iain→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-06-05 · resigned 2023-11-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-02
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-06-27
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-20