FLYING FISH COACHING AND CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07091120 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-30
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£328
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 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £328
Cash YoY
+4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£28k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Net Worth
£328
↑ 147% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£11k£17k£22k£28kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£9.1k£11.4k
Current assets£28.1k£27.9k
Cash£28.1k£27.0k
Debtors—£875
Net assets£328£133

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-06-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-06-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-09-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-09-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-09-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-06-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-06-09
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    STICKLEY, Lottie resigned
    director
  19. 2019-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2009-11-30
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    Company incorporated
    As FLYING FISH COACHING AND CONSULTING LIMITED
  21. 2009-11-30
    ➕
    STICKLEY, Ewan George appointed
    director
  22. 2009-11-30
    ➕
    SHAH, Ela Jayendra appointed
    director
  23. 2009-11-30
    ➖
    SHAH, Ela Jayendra resigned
    director
  24. 2009-11-30
    ➕
    STICKLEY, Lottie appointed
    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 60 — 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 60. 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
Mr Ewan George Stickley
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Lottie Stickleyceased 09/06/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2009-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

The Old Bicycle Shop The Knoll
Alderton
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP12 3BS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

STICKLEY, Ewan George→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAH, Ela Jayendra→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-11-30 · resigned 2009-11-30
Resigned
STICKLEY, Lottie→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-11-30 · resigned 2019-06-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30