BACK2ACTION LTD

💤Zombieactive
08224859 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-21
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
£11.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86900Other human health activities
  • 93130Fitness facilities
  • 96040Physical well-being activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,487
Net assets shrinking
Down £19,977 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£11k
↓ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£135k
↑ 72% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£27k£54k£81k£108k£135kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£12.9k£13.7k
Current assets£134.6k£78.2k
Net assets£11.5k£31.5k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2021-11-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2021-11-09
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-10-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-10-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-10-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-10-09
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    WILSON, Rayan Dean appointed
    director
  15. 2021-10-09
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    WILSON, Rayan Dean resigned
    director
  16. 2021-03-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2021-02-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-02-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2021-02-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2021-02-26
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2021-02-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2021-02-10
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    WILSON, Rayan resigned
    director
  24. 2021-01-01
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    NATHAN, Ollie appointed
    director
  25. 2021-01-01
    ➖
    NATHAN, Ollie resigned
    director
  26. 2016-09-01
    ➖
    REDSTONE, Simon John resigned
    director
  27. 2016-09-01
    ➕
    WILSON, Rayan appointed
    director
  28. 2016-09-01
    ➕
    WILSON, Rayan Dean appointed
    director
  29. 2012-09-21
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    Company incorporated
    As BACK2ACTION LTD
  30. 2012-09-21
    ➕
    REDSTONE, Simon John 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 Rayan Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/10/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Rayan Wilsonceased 11/10/2021· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2012-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

Scrapstore House
21 Sevier Street
Bristol
BS2 9LB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WILSON, Rayan Dean→
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NATHAN, Ollie→
director · ~37y · appointed 2021-01-01 · resigned 2021-01-01
Resigned
REDSTONE, Simon John→
director · ~41y · appointed 2012-09-21 · resigned 2016-09-01
Resigned
WILSON, Rayan→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-09-01 · resigned 2021-02-10
Resigned
WILSON, Rayan Dean→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-09-01 · resigned 2021-10-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-16