BREAKFREE COUNSELLING SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
11482170 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-25
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 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
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-25
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    LUMLEY, Helen Rachael resigned
    director
  3. 2025-07-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-07-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-03-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-03-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-03-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-07-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-07-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-07-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2020-07-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2020-07-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2019-02-13
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    ARMSTRONG, Kate Elizabeth resigned
    director
  21. 2019-02-13
    ➖
    COOPER, Rebecca Marie resigned
    director
  22. 2018-07-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BREAKFREE COUNSELLING SERVICES LTD
  23. 2018-07-25
    ➕
    WOODHOUSE, Tracy Anne appointed
    director
  24. 2018-07-25
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Kate Elizabeth appointed
    director
  25. 2018-07-25
    ➕
    COOPER, Rebecca Marie appointed
    director
  26. 2018-07-25
    ➕
    LUMLEY, Helen Rachael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Tracy Anne Woodhouse
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/07/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Helen Rachael Lumleyceased 09/03/2021· 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
Incorporated2018-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Suite E13 Innovator House Business & Innovation Centre
Wearfield
Sunderland
Tyne And Wear
SR5 2TP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WOODHOUSE, Tracy Anne→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMSTRONG, Kate Elizabeth→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-07-25 · resigned 2019-02-13
Resigned
COOPER, Rebecca Marie→
director · ~31y · appointed 2018-07-25 · resigned 2019-02-13
Resigned
LUMLEY, Helen Rachael→
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-07-25 · resigned 2025-07-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-11