CHALLENGE LEISURE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05421129 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-11
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).
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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
£2k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.3k | £2.6k |
| Current assets | £2.2k | £1.6k |
| Debtors | £208 | £382 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-29➖HOLLAND, Michael Colin resigneddirector
- 2014-08-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2014-04-01➕HOLLAND, Michael Colin appointeddirector
- 2008-06-20➕HOLLAND, Pamela Mary appointedsecretary
- 2008-06-20➖HOLLAND, Ralph Peter resignedsecretary
- 2008-06-20➖CHALLENGE PAINTBALL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-06-01➖CHALLENGE ATV LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-06-01➖JENNINGS, Donald resigneddirector
- 2007-03-31➕HOLLAND, Ralph Peter appointeddirector
- 2007-03-31➕CHALLENGE PAINTBALL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-07-31➕HOLLAND, Ralph Peter appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-24➖HOLLAND, Ralph Peter resigneddirector
- 2006-04-24➕JENNINGS, Donald appointeddirector
- 2005-04-11🏢Company incorporatedAs CHALLENGE LEISURE LIMITED
- 2005-04-11➕CHALLENGE ATV LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-04-11➕SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-04-11➖SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-04-11➕HOLLAND, Ralph Peter appointeddirector
- 2005-04-11➕CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-04-11➖CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ralph Peter Holland Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| BILLY MUMFORD LIMITED→ 15562549 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BRDBX LTD→ 15842343 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BREAD AND BUS STOP LTD→ 15695359 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BRIDPORT AND WEST DORSET GOLF CLUB TRADING LIMITED→ 10024121 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BUSTINSKIN EVENTS LTD→ 08048049 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| CAME DOWN GOLF CLUB LIMITED→ 11834662 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CAME DOWN TRADING LIMITED→ 12443253 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| CARCANET LIMITED→ 15381572 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CAVALCADE OF COSTUME LIMITED→ 03135360 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| CHARLOTTE HOPE LTD→ 11897284 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CHARMOUTH EVENTS LIMITED→ 05401908 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| CHASING COW PRODUCTIONS CIC→ 12439801 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
7 King Street
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 7BJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
HOLLAND, Pamela Mary→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOLLAND, Ralph Peter→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2007-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOLLAND, Ralph Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-07-31 · resigned 2008-06-20
CHALLENGE ATV LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-04-11 · resigned 2007-06-01
CHALLENGE PAINTBALL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-31 · resigned 2008-06-20
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-11 · resigned 2005-04-11
HOLLAND, Michael Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2014-08-29
HOLLAND, Ralph Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2005-04-11 · resigned 2006-04-24
JENNINGS, Donald→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2006-04-24 · resigned 2007-06-01
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-04-11 · resigned 2005-04-11
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (61 total)
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2026-04-28
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2025-12-19
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2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2024-12-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2023-12-18
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2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2022-12-16
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2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2021-12-20
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2021-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2021-01-22
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2020-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2019-12-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-16