DIRECTION COUNSELLING AND TRAINING LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC304984 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-04
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£56.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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: asset-holding vehicle 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. 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: strategic trade sale (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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
53 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £56,186
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,453 YoY
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£66k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£56k
↓ 4.2% YoY
Current Assets
£76k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£31k£46k£61k£76kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£57.5k£60.0k
Current assets£76.3k£64.5k
Cash£65.8k£57.3k
Debtors£10.5k£7.3k
Net assets£56.2k£58.6k

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 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    HYDER, Richard resigned
    director
  2. 2025-12-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-02
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  4. 2024-11-26
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  5. 2023-06-29
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  6. 2022-12-15
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  7. 2021-12-29
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  8. 2020-10-15
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  9. 2019-06-20
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  10. 2018-07-16
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  11. 2017-06-15
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  12. 2017-03-21
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    address · AD01
  13. 2016-06-10
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-01-08
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-08-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-04-01
    ➖
    LE PAGE, Juliet Mary resigned
    director
  18. 2014-06-01
    ➕
    HYDER, Richard appointed
    director
  19. 2010-07-21
    ➕
    LE PAGE, Juliet Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2010-07-21
    ➖
    LYNCH, Alison resigned
    director
  21. 2006-07-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DIRECTION COUNSELLING AND TRAINING LTD.
  22. 2006-07-04
    ➕
    CAMERON, Angie appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-07-04
    ➕
    CAMERON, Angie Anne Teresia appointed
    director
  24. 2006-07-04
    ➕
    LYNCH, Alison appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Angie Anne Teresia Cameron
Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-07-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

7a Haddington Place
Edinburgh
EH7 4AE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-07
Last: 2025-05-24

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CAMERON, Angie→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMERON, Angie Anne Teresia→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HYDER, Richard→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-06-01 · resigned 2025-12-16
Resigned
LE PAGE, Juliet Mary→
director · ~68y · appointed 2010-07-21 · resigned 2015-04-01
Resigned
LYNCH, Alison→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-07-04 · resigned 2010-07-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

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officers · TM01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
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accounts · AA
2024-11-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
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accounts · AA
2023-06-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
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accounts · AA
2022-12-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-04