ALISTAIR BRADLEY COACHING LTD

🌳Matureactive
09814313 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-07
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£41.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £41,306
Net assets shrinking
Down £29,350 YoY
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£78k
↓ 8.5% YoY
Net Worth
£41k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£110k
↓ 2.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£22k£45k£67k£90k£112kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£41.3k£70.7k
Current assets£109.7k£112.3k
Cash£78.5k£85.8k
Debtors£31.2k£26.5k
Net assets£41.3k£70.7k

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
4
filings
  • 2 capital
  • 1 incorporation
  • 1 resolution
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 capital
  • 1 incorporation
  • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 capital
  • 1 incorporation
  • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-10
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  2. 2026-07-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2026-07-10
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  4. 2026-07-10
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  5. 2025-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-29
    BRADLEY, Kate appointed
    director
  15. 2017-08-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-10-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ALISTAIR BRADLEY COACHING LTD
  18. 2015-10-07
    BRADLEY, Alistair appointed
    director

Owner dependency

94/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRADLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alistair Bradley
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

The Coach House
Sion Road
Bath
BA1 5SG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BRADLEY, Alistair
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-10-07
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BRADLEY, Kate
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-08-29
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Recent filings (27 total)

memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-07-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-07-10
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-07-10
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26