ACHIEVE BREAKTHROUGH LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04738497 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-17
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.6y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · 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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
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
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £2.07M |
| Current assets | — | £2.72M |
| Cash | — | £1.25M |
| Debtors | — | £1.44M |
| Net assets | — | £2.03M |
| Average employees | 2400 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-30📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-08-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-08-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-08-29📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-08-29📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-03-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-02-14➖STRAW, Snjolaug Inga resignedsecretary
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-12-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-11-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-11-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-11-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-11-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Michael John Sorby Straw
- 2023-10-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2003-04-22➕STRAW, Michael John Sorby appointeddirector
- 2003-04-22➕STRAW, Snjolaug Inga appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-22➖HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-22➖HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-04-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ACHIEVE BREAKTHROUGH LIMITED
- 2003-04-17➕HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-17➕HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)
Group structure
Achieve Breakthrough Trustees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Achieve Breakthrough Trustees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ACHIEVE BREAKTHROUGH LIMITED
This company · 04738497
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Achieve Breakthrough Trustees Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest | 01/11/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Michael John Sorby Strawceased 01/11/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
The West Barn Sulis Down Business Village
Southstoke
Bath
BA2 7PQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
STRAW, Michael John Sorby→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2003-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STRAW, Snjolaug Inga→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-04-22 · resigned 2024-02-14
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-17 · resigned 2003-04-22
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-17 · resigned 2003-04-22
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Michael John Sorby Straw | A registered charge | — | 01/11/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (89 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-14
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-08-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-08-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-30
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-08-29
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12