BREAKTHROUGH COACHING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC222374 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-21
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
96 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-10📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-02-05📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-01-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-01-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-08📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-01-08📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-12-27➖JONES HUNT, Leanne resigneddirector
- 2024-11-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-27➕WHITBY, Lisa Frances appointeddirector
- 2024-11-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-19➕JONES HUNT, Leanne appointeddirector
- 2024-01-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-12-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2002-08-16➕WHITBY, Lisa Frances appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-16➖JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BREAKTHROUGH COACHING LIMITED
- 2001-08-21➕WHITBY, Christopher Mark appointeddirector
- 2001-08-21➕JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-08-21➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-08-21➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-08-21➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-08-21➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Christopher Mark Whitby Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53 | 50–75% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Leanne Jones Huntceased 19/01/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-08-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
13 Bayview Circus
Dunbar
East Lothian
EH42 1ZT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
WHITBY, Lisa Frances→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-08-16
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WHITBY, Christopher Mark→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2001-08-21
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WHITBY, Lisa Frances→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-21 · resigned 2002-08-16
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-21 · resigned 2001-08-21
JONES HUNT, Leanne→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2024-01-19 · resigned 2024-12-27
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-21 · resigned 2001-08-21
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Recent filings (96 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-02-10
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-02-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-08
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-01-08
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-28
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-21