ATHIS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04626265 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-31

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.5y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 21.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

78 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	500	500

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2026-07-24
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accounts · AA
2025-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-03-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-07
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accounts · AA
2022-02-11
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officers · TM02
2022-02-01
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HUMBLE, Ian Richard resigned
secretary
2021-09-03
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-09-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-18
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capital · SH06
2021-08-18
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capital · SH03
2021-08-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-01
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COOPER, Benjamin Che appointed
director
2021-08-01
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HUMBLE, Ian Richard appointed
secretary
2021-08-01
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HUMBLE, Ian Richard resigned
director
2021-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
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HUMBLE, Amanda Jane resigned
director
2012-12-31
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BENNETT, Malcolm Keith resigned
secretary
2012-09-20
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HUMBLE, Amanda Jane appointed
director
2012-09-20
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OGDEN, Harry Patrick resigned
director
2012-09-11
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COOPER, Benjamin Che resigned
director
2012-09-10
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NELSON, Matthew James resigned
director
2011-01-01
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BENNETT, Malcolm Keith appointed
secretary
2010-09-01
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DURKIN, Nicholas resigned
secretary
2010-01-01
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COOPER, Benjamin Che appointed
director
2009-01-01
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NELSON, Matthew James appointed
director
2007-04-01
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DURKIN, Nicholas appointed
secretary
2007-04-01
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HUMBLE, Ian Richard resigned
secretary
2007-01-25
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OSTLE, Timothy James resigned
director
2005-02-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2003-10-31
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MOORE, Andrew resigned
director
2002-12-31
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Company incorporated
As ATHIS LIMITED
2002-12-31
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HUMBLE, Ian Richard appointed
secretary
2002-12-31
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HUMBLE, Ian Richard appointed
director
2002-12-31
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MOORE, Andrew appointed
director
2002-12-31
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OGDEN, Harry Patrick appointed
director
2002-12-31
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OSTLE, Timothy James appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

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.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Benjamin Che Cooper Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/08/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Ian Richard Humbleceased 01/08/2021· 25-50% shares

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

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ASTOUNDING ENTERTAINMENT LTD→ 14153300 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
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7 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

Incorporated2002-12-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

18 North Ash Hawthorn Close

Horsham

RH12 2BW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-17

Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)

COOPER, Benjamin Che→

director · ~52y · appointed 2021-08-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BENNETT, Malcolm Keith→

secretary · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2012-12-31

Resigned

DURKIN, Nicholas→

secretary · appointed 2007-04-01 · resigned 2010-09-01

Resigned

HUMBLE, Ian Richard→

secretary · appointed 2021-08-01 · resigned 2022-02-01

Resigned

HUMBLE, Ian Richard→

secretary · appointed 2002-12-31 · resigned 2007-04-01

Resigned

COOPER, Benjamin Che→

director · ~52y · appointed 2010-01-01 · resigned 2012-09-11

Resigned

HUMBLE, Amanda Jane→

director · ~63y · appointed 2012-09-20 · resigned 2019-12-31

Resigned

HUMBLE, Ian Richard→

director · ~63y · appointed 2002-12-31 · resigned 2021-08-01

Resigned

MOORE, Andrew→

director · ~70y · appointed 2002-12-31 · resigned 2003-10-31

Resigned

NELSON, Matthew James→

director · ~56y · appointed 2009-01-01 · resigned 2012-09-10

Resigned

OGDEN, Harry Patrick→

director · ~64y · appointed 2002-12-31 · resigned 2012-09-20

Resigned

OSTLE, Timothy James→

director · ~62y · appointed 2002-12-31 · resigned 2007-01-25

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	08/02/2005	—

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Recent filings (78 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-07-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-08-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-08-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-09-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-09

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AAMD

2022-03-15

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-03-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-03-07

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2022-02-11

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-03

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2021-09-03