CARPE DIEM SELF DEFENCE LIMITED

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07705486 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-6.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,585
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,881 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£7k
↓ 2325% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£7k-£108£6k£13k£19k£26kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£43.4k£6.2k
Current assets£20.9k£25.8k
Cash—£19.4k
Debtors—£6.4k
Net assets£-6.6k£296

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

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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
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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-06
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-04-07
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    HIMOUD, Dawn Alice Kim-Yin resigned
    director
  7. 2021-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2018-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-09
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2017-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-03
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2017-02-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2016-12-12
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-07-14
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    Company incorporated
    As CARPE DIEM SELF DEFENCE LIMITED
  18. 2011-07-14
    ➕
    HIMOUD, Haitham appointed
    director
  19. 2011-07-14
    ➕
    HIMOUD, Dawn Alice Kim-Yin 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 15 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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Dawn Alice Kim-Yin Himoud
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016
Mr Haitham Himoud
Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Spring Forest
Reading Road North
Fleet
Hampshire
GU51 4HR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-28
Last: 2026-07-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HIMOUD, Haitham→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-07-14
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Active
HIMOUD, Dawn Alice Kim-Yin→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-07-14 · resigned 2022-04-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-23