A & H GO-KARTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06907322 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-15
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 99999SIC 99999
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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, 2 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-04-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-04-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-04-20
    BISI, Adriano Franco resigned
    director
  11. 2020-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As A & H GO-KARTS LTD
  18. 2009-05-15
    BISI, Helen Lesley appointed
    director
  19. 2009-05-15
    BISI, Adriano Franco appointed
    director
  20. 2009-05-15
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  21. 2009-05-15
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Helen Lesley Bisi
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control15/05/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Adriano Franco Bisiceased 20/04/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2009-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

149a Macdonald Road
Lightwater
GU18 5UR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BISI, Helen Lesley
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-05-15
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Active
BISI, Adriano Franco
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-05-15 · resigned 2020-04-20
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara
director · ~95y · appointed 2009-05-15 · resigned 2009-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-04-29