LITTLEBROOK TRAINING SCHOOL LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
08635252 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-02
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
56/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (worth a look), 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: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-01-09
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2018-01-09
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2017-10-24
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2016-10-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2016-05-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2015-08-19
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  7. 2015-04-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2014-09-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  9. 2013-08-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LITTLEBROOK TRAINING SCHOOL LIMITED
  10. 2013-08-02
    DOLE, James Richard appointed
    director
  11. 2013-08-02
    DOLE, Steve Michael appointed
    director
  12. 2013-08-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-01-09

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Charles Lake House
Claire Causeway Crossways Business Park
Dartford
DA2 6QA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2016-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

DOLE, James Richard
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-08-02
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DOLE, Steve Michael
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-08-02
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Recent filings (9 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2018-01-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2017-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2016-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-05-06
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-04-26
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-09-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2013-08-02