GREAT BREAKS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05487395 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-22
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
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 18.4y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
60 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-30
Average employees800

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-06-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-06-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-04-01
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    GRIFFITHS, Dianne Yvonne resigned
    director
  6. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-03-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-03-04
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    GRIFFITHS, Michael James appointed
    director
  9. 2024-06-25
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  10. 2024-06-24
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  11. 2024-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-08-31
    ➖
    HANLEY, Lynn Patricia resigned
    secretary
  19. 2011-08-31
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    HANLEY, Lynn Patricia resigned
    director
  20. 2008-03-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2005-06-22
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    Company incorporated
    As GREAT BREAKS LIMITED
  22. 2005-06-22
    ➕
    HANLEY, Lynn Patricia appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-06-22
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-06-22
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-06-22
    ➕
    GRIFFITHS, Dianne Yvonne appointed
    director
  26. 2005-06-22
    ➕
    HANLEY, Lynn Patricia 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael James Griffiths
Individual · British · DOB 12/1993 · age 33
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/04/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Dianne Yvonne Griffithsceased 01/04/2025· 75-100% shares

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

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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
Incorporated2005-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Central Buildings
West Sunniside
Sunderland
Tyne & Wear
SR1 1BA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-06
Last: 2026-06-22

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

GRIFFITHS, Michael James→
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANLEY, Lynn Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-22 · resigned 2011-08-31
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-22 · resigned 2005-06-22
Resigned
GRIFFITHS, Dianne Yvonne→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-06-22 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned
HANLEY, Lynn Patricia→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-06-22 · resigned 2011-08-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge over licensed premises1 property07/03/2008—
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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-06-25
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25