HOLESIDE TRAINING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC705502 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-02
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
£144.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

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.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
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 £144,476
Cash YoY
-30%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£61k
↓ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£144k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£93k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£29k£58k£87k£116k£144kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
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.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-26
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  4. 2025-03-26
    📄
    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  5. 2025-03-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-03-18
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-03-18
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  8. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-05-17
    RUSSELL, Robert Pollock resigned
    director
  10. 2023-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-05-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-08-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HOLESIDE TRAINING LTD
  13. 2021-08-02
    DOCHERTY, Christopher Pollock appointed
    director
  14. 2021-08-02
    RUSSELL, Robert Pollock appointed
    director
  15. 2021-08-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Pollock Docherty
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control02/08/2021
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

Drumhaven
Drumclog
Strathaven
ML10 6QE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DOCHERTY, Christopher Pollock
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-08-02
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Active
RUSSELL, Robert Pollock
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-08-02 · resigned 2024-05-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-03-26
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-18
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-02