ACTIV-8 ADVENTURE LTD

🌳Matureactive
05174762 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · high confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
  • · Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 80 → 72
  • · Bankability: 75 → 65
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ·Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
  • ↓Opportunity score: 80 → 72
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • ↓Bankability: 75 → 65
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → attractive
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£14.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed leisure with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,864
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,214 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£15k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£49k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£29k£39k£49kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£14.9k£24.1k
Current assets£49.1k£43.3k
Net assets£14.9k£24.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-09
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2019-09-09
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-09
    ➕
    WILKINSON, Rose Margaret appointed
    director
  13. 2018-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-22
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    WILKINSON, Frederick resigned
    director
  15. 2017-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-09-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2004-07-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIV-8 ADVENTURE LTD
  19. 2004-07-08
    ➕
    WATERS, Jasmine Gay appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-07-08
    ➕
    WILKINSON, Mark Frederick appointed
    director
  21. 2004-07-08
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-07-08
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-07-08
    ➕
    WILKINSON, Frederick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100
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 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-22

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Frederick Wilkinson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence01/06/2016
Mrs Jasmine Waters
Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2004-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

65 Bells Road, Gorleston
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
NR31 6AG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22OVERDUE
Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WATERS, Jasmine Gay→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILKINSON, Mark Frederick→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILKINSON, Rose Margaret→
director · ~90y · appointed 2018-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-07-08 · resigned 2004-07-08
Resigned
WILKINSON, Frederick→
director · ~92y · appointed 2004-07-08 · resigned 2017-08-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-09