ACTIVITY WORLD LTD.

💤Zombieactive
02512682 · ltd · incorporated 1990-06-18
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.30M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of amusement parks and theme parks
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 35.2y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 35.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,302,632
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,491 YoY
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£88k
↑ 8.3% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£194k
↓ 7.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£262k£524k£787k£1.0m£1.3mSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£1.44M£1.45M
Current assets£194.0k£210.4k
Cash£87.7k£80.9k
Debtors£11.0k£17.5k
Net assets£1.30M£1.31M

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.

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Recent activity

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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-26
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  2. 2024-03-21
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  3. 2023-05-10
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  4. 2022-05-05
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  5. 2021-04-23
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  6. 2020-09-18
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  9. 2020-09-18
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  10. 2020-09-18
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  11. 2020-09-18
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  12. 2020-09-18
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  13. 2020-09-18
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    Charge satisfied #2
  14. 2020-04-14
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  15. 2019-06-26
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  16. 2018-03-29
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  17. 2017-06-26
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  18. 2016-07-07
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  19. 2016-03-14
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  20. 2015-06-23
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  21. 2006-12-31
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    WILLIAMS, Malcolm resigned
    director
  22. 2006-06-01
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    BOYLE, Elizabeth Ann appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-05-30
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    ELLIS, Beverley Anne resigned
    secretary
  24. 2001-03-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 1996-02-29
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    ELLIS, Beverley Anne appointed
    secretary
  26. 1996-02-29
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    WILLIAMS, Marion Dorothy resigned
    secretary
  27. 1995-10-20
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 1995-10-05
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 1993-09-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Malcolm Williams
  30. 1993-09-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Michael Alan Boyle
  31. 1993-06-18
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    BOYLE, Michael Alan resigned
    secretary
  32. 1991-02-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Duncan Lawrie Limited
  33. 1990-06-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVITY WORLD LTD.

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Alan Boyle
Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-06-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93210 — Activities of amusement parks and theme parks

Registered office

Padholme Road East
Peterborough
Cambs
PE1 5XH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-05
Last: 2025-05-22

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BOYLE, Elizabeth Ann→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-01
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Active
BOYLE, Michael Alan→
director · ~71y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYLE, Michael Alan→
secretary · resigned 1993-06-18
Resigned
ELLIS, Beverley Anne→
secretary · appointed 1996-02-29 · resigned 2006-05-30
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Marion Dorothy→
secretary · resigned 1996-02-29
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Malcolm→
director · ~89y · resigned 2006-12-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property20/10/199518/09/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property05/10/199518/09/2020
satisfied
Malcolm Williams
Debenture1 property30/09/199318/09/2020
satisfied
Michael Alan Boyle
Debenture1 property30/09/199318/09/2020
satisfied
Duncan Lawrie
Duncan Lawrie Limited
Debenture1 property18/02/199119/03/2001

Recent filings (121 total)

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2025-06-04
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2025-03-26
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2024-06-04
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2024-03-21
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2023-05-25
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2023-05-10
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2022-05-22
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2022-05-05
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2021-05-22
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2021-04-23
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mortgage · MR04
2020-09-18
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2020-09-18
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2020-09-18
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2020-09-18
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2020-05-22