HOLESIDE TRAINING LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -30% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £160.8k | £132.4k |
| Current assets | £92.7k | £121.9k |
| Cash | £60.7k | £87.2k |
| Debtors | £32.0k | £34.7k |
| Net assets | £144.5k | £120.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 address
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- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-03-26📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-03-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-18📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-17➖RUSSELL, Robert Pollock resigneddirector
- 2023-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-02🏢Company incorporatedAs HOLESIDE TRAINING LTD
- 2021-08-02➕DOCHERTY, Christopher Pollock appointeddirector
- 2021-08-02➕RUSSELL, Robert Pollock appointeddirector
- 2021-08-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Pollock Docherty Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/08/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Pollock Russellceased 17/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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