ANDREWS BUSINESS COACHING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07254978 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-10-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-10-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-10-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-08-20
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    ANDREWS, Emma resigned
    director
  10. 2025-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-11-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-11-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2023-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2023-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2010-05-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREWS BUSINESS COACHING LIMITED
  21. 2010-05-17
    ➕
    ANDREWS, David William appointed
    director
  22. 2010-05-17
    ➕
    ANDREWS, Emma 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ANDREWS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
David William Andrews
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Emma Andrewsceased 19/08/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2010-05-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Kendal House Murley Moss Business Village
Oxenholme Road
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 7RL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last: 2026-05-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ANDREWS, David William→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-05-17
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Active
ANDREWS, Emma→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-05-17 · resigned 2025-08-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-14