ROBIN IFFLA TRAINING LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC317383 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-27

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£5.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Cultural education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

45 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £5,506

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£6k

↑ 477% YoY

Current Assets

£19k

↑ 553% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£5.5k	£-1.5k
Current assets	£18.7k	£2.9k
Cash	—	£2.1k
Debtors	—	£731
Net assets	£5.5k	£-1.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-10-14
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2022-09-09
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2020-12-09
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2019-09-23
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2018-09-05
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2007-02-27
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Company incorporated
As ROBIN IFFLA TRAINING LTD.
2007-02-27
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IFFLA, Tabitha appointed
secretary
2007-02-27
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IFFLA, Robin appointed
director
2007-02-27
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IFFLA, Tabitha appointed
director
2007-02-27
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
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2007-02-27
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
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2007-02-27
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
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2007-02-27
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
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2007-02-27
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
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2007-02-27
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
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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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "IFFLA" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Robin Iffla Individual · British · DOB 01/1953 · age 73	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	27/02/2017
Mrs Tabitha Iffla Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	27/02/2017

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

Incorporated2007-02-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

9 Crofthead Road

Stirling

FK8 1EW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-13

Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

IFFLA, Tabitha→

secretary · appointed 2007-02-27

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Active

IFFLA, Robin→

director · ~73y · appointed 2007-02-27

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Active

IFFLA, Tabitha→

director · ~56y · appointed 2007-02-27

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Active

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-27 · resigned 2007-02-27

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-27 · resigned 2007-02-27

Resigned

PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-27 · resigned 2007-02-27

Resigned

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