EQUI+POISE BIOMECHANICS (GLOBAL) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10284165 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-18
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-22.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01629
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £22,270

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£22k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 114% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£61k-£48k-£36k-£23k-£10k£2kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-22.1k£-59.7k
Current assets£2.1k£971
Net assets£-22.3k£-60.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  2. 2026-04-20
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-29
    📄
    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  5. 2025-09-29
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2024-09-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-07
    CHAPMAN, Catherine Louise appointed
    secretary
  8. 2024-08-07
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2024-01-15
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2023-12-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-12-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-06-12
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2023-05-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-05-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-04-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2020-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-04-10
    CHAPMAN, Catherine Louise resigned
    director
  21. 2016-07-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EQUI+POISE BIOMECHANICS (GLOBAL) LIMITED
  22. 2016-07-18
    DANIELS, Toby Benjamin appointed
    director
  23. 2016-07-18
    CHAPMAN, Catherine Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-04-20: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Equi+Poise Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Equi+Poise Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
EQUI+POISE BIOMECHANICS (GLOBAL) LIMITED
This company · 10284165

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Equi+Poise Group Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/04/2026
Mr Toby Benjamin Daniels
Individual · British · DOB 04/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence18/07/2016

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
Incorporated2016-07-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629

Registered office

45 East Street
Blandford Forum
DT11 7DX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CHAPMAN, Catherine Louise
secretary · appointed 2024-08-07
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Active
DANIELS, Toby Benjamin
director · ~35y · appointed 2016-07-18
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Active
CHAPMAN, Catherine Louise
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-07-18 · resigned 2018-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-09-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-08-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-12