INSIGHT COACHING & CONSULTANCY LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC588204 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-08
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£7.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (58/100).

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
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
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,491

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£7k
Current Assets
£15k
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£7.5k
Current assets£15.4k
Net assets£7.5k
Average employees100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-01-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-01-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-10-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-08-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As INSIGHT COACHING & CONSULTANCY LTD
  16. 2018-02-08
    SINCLAIR, Lesley appointed
    director
  17. 2018-02-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lesley Sinclair
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
75100%
75-100% shares08/02/2018

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
Incorporated2018-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Fife Enterprise Hub, 1
Falkland Gate
Glenrothes
Fife
KY7 5NS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SINCLAIR, Lesley
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-02-08
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-10