AHA COACHING LEARNING AND CONSULTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
13562217 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-12
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
  • 93199Other sports activities
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-09
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-11-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-08-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AHA COACHING LEARNING AND CONSULTING LTD
  9. 2021-08-12
    HUGHES, Andrea Heather appointed
    director
  10. 2021-08-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
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.
  • 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
Miss Andrea Sunderland
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

7 Dorsington Close
Hatton Park
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV35 7TH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HUGHES, Andrea Heather
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-08-12
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Recent filings (13 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-12