AB COACHING AND LEADERSHIP LIMITED

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06277537 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-12
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£3.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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 (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,417

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£3.4k
Current assets£4.3k
Cash£3.4k
Debtors£937
Net assets£3.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-22
    ➖
    BRISTER, Celia Jane Barbara resigned
    director
  3. 2026-04-22
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  4. 2026-04-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-02-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-02-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2026-02-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2026-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2026-02-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-03-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2023-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-07-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  19. 2018-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2007-06-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AB COACHING AND LEADERSHIP LIMITED
  21. 2007-06-12
    ➕
    BRISTER, Celia Jane Barbara appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-06-12
    ➕
    BRISTER, Anthony William Edmund appointed
    director
  23. 2007-06-12
    ➕
    BRISTER, Celia Jane Barbara 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony William Edmund Brister
Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Celia Jane Barbara Brister
Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/03/2017

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
Incorporated2007-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Ground Floor
10 Market Place
Devizes
Wiltshire
SN10 1HT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BRISTER, Celia Jane Barbara→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-12
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Active
BRISTER, Anthony William Edmund→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-06-12
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Active
BRISTER, Celia Jane Barbara→
director · ~73y · appointed 2007-06-12 · resigned 2026-04-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-05
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29