CHILD CENTRAL TRAINING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC538939 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-27
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 opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 72 → 65
  • · Bankability: 75 → 65
  • · Distress / opportunity: avoid → attractive
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • Opportunity score: 7265
  • Hygiene score: 9070
  • Bankability: 7565
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoidattractive
Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£29.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £29,136
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,834 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£29k
↓ 8.9% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£6k£13k£19k£26k£32kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£29.1k£32.0k
Current assets£22.0k£27.3k
Net assets£29.1k£32.0k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2017-06-07
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    officers · AP03
  12. 2017-06-06
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2017-06-06
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2017-06-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-06-28
    JONES, Philip Alan appointed
    secretary
  16. 2016-06-28
    JONES, Philip Alan appointed
    director
  17. 2016-06-28
    DOBBIE, Katrina resigned
    secretary
  18. 2016-06-28
    DOBBIE, Katrina resigned
    director
  19. 2016-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As CHILD CENTRAL TRAINING LIMITED
  20. 2016-06-27
    DOBBIE, Katrina appointed
    secretary
  21. 2016-06-27
    DOBBIE, Katrina appointed
    director
  22. 2016-06-27
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    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-10

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Alan Jones
Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting28/06/2016

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
Incorporated2016-06-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

17 Callander Court
Cumbernauld
G68 0BU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

JONES, Philip Alan
secretary · appointed 2016-06-28
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Active
JONES, Philip Alan
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-06-28
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Active
DOBBIE, Katrina
secretary · appointed 2016-06-27 · resigned 2016-06-28
Resigned
DOBBIE, Katrina
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-06-27 · resigned 2016-06-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-08-02