AKTIVA CAMPS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05409476 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-31
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£139.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Child day-care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -39% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.9y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
66 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £139,175
Cash YoY
-39%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£50k
↓ 39% YoY
Net Worth
£139k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£459k
↑ 254% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£92k£184k£275k£367k£459kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£162.5k£-167.4k
Current assets£458.8k£129.6k
Cash£50.4k£82.3k
Debtors£408.4k£47.3k
Net assets£139.2k£95.1k

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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  2. 2024-12-30
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  3. 2023-12-27
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  4. 2022-12-30
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  5. 2022-06-30
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    address · AD01
  6. 2021-12-29
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  7. 2020-10-21
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  8. 2019-12-31
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  9. 2019-09-18
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    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2019-09-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  11. 2018-12-10
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  12. 2018-03-17
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  13. 2018-03-16
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  14. 2018-03-06
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  15. 2017-01-12
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  16. 2017-01-12
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    address · AD01
  17. 2015-02-04
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    DOUGLAS, James Stuart resigned
    director
  18. 2014-09-04
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    DOUGLAS, James Stuart appointed
    director
  19. 2011-09-20
    ➖
    WATTS, Joanne resigned
    director
  20. 2011-09-19
    ➕
    DOUGLAS, Ben William appointed
    director
  21. 2009-08-12
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    DOUGLAS, Ben William resigned
    director
  22. 2009-08-12
    ➕
    WATTS, Joanne appointed
    director
  23. 2008-07-02
    ➖
    MACNAMARA, Stephen Edward resigned
    secretary
  24. 2005-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As AKTIVA CAMPS LIMITED
  25. 2005-03-31
    ➕
    MACNAMARA, Stephen Edward appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-03-31
    ➕
    DOUGLAS, Ben William 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

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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ben Douglas
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2005-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities

Registered office

189-193 Earls Court Road
London
SW5 9AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

DOUGLAS, Ben William→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACNAMARA, Stephen Edward→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-31 · resigned 2008-07-02
Resigned
DOUGLAS, Ben William→
director · ~50y · appointed 2005-03-31 · resigned 2009-08-12
Resigned
DOUGLAS, James Stuart→
director · ~88y · appointed 2014-09-04 · resigned 2015-02-04
Resigned
WATTS, Joanne→
director · ~48y · appointed 2009-08-12 · resigned 2011-09-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property11/09/2019—
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Recent filings (66 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
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accounts · AA
2026-01-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
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accounts · AA
2024-12-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-31