EQUILIBRIUM COACHING LTD

💤Zombieactive
06801145 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-26
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
38 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-272025-01-31

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-25
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  4. 2023-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-02-01
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  12. 2016-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-02-01
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-02-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-11-20
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As EQUILIBRIUM COACHING LTD
  17. 2009-01-26
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    GOTCH, Debra Jayne appointed
    secretary
  18. 2009-01-26
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    GOTCH, Debra Jayne appointed
    director
  19. 2009-01-26
    ➕
    VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2009-01-26
    ➖
    VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigned
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Debra Jayne Gotch
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Serenity
35 Brooklands
Hull
HU7 4WA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GOTCH, Debra Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-26
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Active
GOTCH, Debra Jayne→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-01-26
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Active
VALAITIS, Peter Anthony→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-01-26 · resigned 2009-01-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-02-18