ESD SIMULATION TRAINING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC199873 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-14

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 steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 26.6y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 26.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-06-30	2023-06-30
Average employees	300	300

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-05-06
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officers · CH01
2025-05-06
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-05-06
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-02-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2024-03-22
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2023-03-22
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2022-03-22
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2021-03-31
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accounts · AA
2020-03-25
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2019-03-28
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2018-03-28
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accounts · AA
2017-01-20
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accounts · AA
2016-06-28
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gazette · DISS40
2016-06-27
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accounts · AA
2016-05-31
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gazette · GAZ1
2002-09-01
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DIXON, Maureen Jennifer appointed
secretary
2002-09-01
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DIXON, Mark Charles resigned
secretary
2002-08-30
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HILFERTY- VAN DER WEIDE, Hellen Hendrikje resigned
director
1999-11-02
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
1999-11-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
1999-09-14
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Company incorporated
As ESD SIMULATION TRAINING LIMITED
1999-09-14
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DIXON, Mark Charles appointed
director
1999-09-14
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DIXON, Mark Charles appointed
secretary
1999-09-14
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-09-14
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-09-14
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HILFERTY- VAN DER WEIDE, Hellen Hendrikje appointed
director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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.)

Group structure

Esd Simulation Training Inc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Esd Simulation Training Inc

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ESD SIMULATION TRAINING LIMITED

This company · SC199873

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Esd Simulation Training Inc Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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PETERHEAD & DISTRICT GROUP TRAINING LIMITED→ SC160231 · est 1995	—	—	£743.8k	—	30y	82	60y
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TULLOS TRAINING LIMITED→ SC068734 · est 1979 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	46y	82	81y
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-09-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Craigearn Business Park

Morrison Way, Midmill

Kintore

Aberdeenshire

AB51 0TH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-28

Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DIXON, Maureen Jennifer→

secretary · appointed 2002-09-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DIXON, Mark Charles→

director · ~65y · appointed 1999-09-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DIXON, Mark Charles→

secretary · appointed 1999-09-14 · resigned 2002-09-01

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-14 · resigned 1999-09-14

Resigned

HILFERTY- VAN DER WEIDE, Hellen Hendrikje→

director · ~59y · appointed 1999-09-14 · resigned 2002-08-30

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Floating charge	1 property	02/11/1999	—
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Floating charge	1 property	02/11/1999	—

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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-15

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-05-06

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-05-06

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2025-05-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-03-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-03-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-09-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-03-25