2XL MANAGEMENT TRAINING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC223946 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-04
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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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
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-12-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-12-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-09-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-09-10➖BROWN, Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2003-06-04➕BROWN, Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2003-06-03➖CHAPMAN, William resignedsecretary
- 2001-10-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 2XL MANAGEMENT TRAINING LIMITED
- 2001-10-04➕CHAPMAN, Graham appointeddirector
- 2001-10-04➕CHAPMAN, William appointedsecretary
- 2001-10-04➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-10-04➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-10-04➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-10-04➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Graham Chapman Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66 | 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.
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| A GREENCIRCLE ENGINEERING AND CONSULTING LTD→ SC847868 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-10-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Craigston Lodge
Kingswells
Aberdeen
AB15 8RJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
CHAPMAN, Graham→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2001-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-06-04 · resigned 2017-09-10
CHAPMAN, William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-10-04 · resigned 2003-06-03
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-04 · resigned 2001-10-04
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-04 · resigned 2001-10-04
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Recent filings (68 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22