5DAY INTENSIVE LTD

💤Zombieactive
07434849 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-10
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
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 58). 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: high (85/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 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

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-09-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-11-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-27
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    address · AD01
  15. 2017-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-10-15
    MINKLER, Richard resigned
    director
  17. 2010-11-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 5DAY INTENSIVE LTD
  18. 2010-11-10
    MINKLER, Josephine Ann appointed
    director
  19. 2010-11-10
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  20. 2010-11-10
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  21. 2010-11-10
    MINKLER, Richard appointed
    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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
Mrs Josephine Ann Minkler
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities

Registered office

Suite 5 Elm Farm Barns
Norwich Common
Wymondham
Norfolk
NR18 0SW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MINKLER, Josephine Ann
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-11-10
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Active
KAHAN, Barbara
director · ~95y · appointed 2010-11-10 · resigned 2010-11-10
Resigned
MINKLER, Richard
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-11-10 · resigned 2012-10-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29