ACTIVEACE TENNIS ACADEMY LTD

💤Zombieactive
06759483 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-26
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
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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 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-292023-06-29
Average employees100100

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
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2021-11-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-11-18
    ➖
    HARDING, James David Stuart resigned
    director
  17. 2008-11-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVEACE TENNIS ACADEMY LTD
  18. 2008-11-26
    ➕
    JONES, Martyn Allan appointed
    director
  19. 2008-11-26
    ➕
    HARDING, James David Stuart appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in 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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrq Martyn Allan Jones
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

4 Cross Street
Beeston
Nottingham
NG9 2NX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-06-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

JONES, Martyn Allan→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-11-26
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Active
HARDING, James David Stuart→
director · ~43y · appointed 2008-11-26 · resigned 2009-11-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-11-30