BYRNE BLACK BELT ACADEMY FRANCHISE LTD
💤Zombieactive
08461472 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-25
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs BYRNE BLACK BELT ACADEMY FRANCHISE LTD
- 2013-03-25➕BYRNE, Edward John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BYRNE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
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 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Edward John Byrne Individual · English · DOB 05/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Michelle Jennifer Byrneceased 29/03/2024· 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELIEVE ACADEMY PERFORMING ARTS C.I.C.→ 09956084 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BENNETT GYM (HELSTON) LTD→ 16204492 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BERNARD LEACH (ST IVES) TRUST LIMITED→ 05372378 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| BLACKOUT AIRSOFT CORNWALL LTD→ 15504803 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BLUE SHARK SNORKEL LTD→ 15009676 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BOCONNION LIMITED→ 13152499 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BOOM CIRCUS LTD→ 11585815 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BOXING CAT ARTS CIC→ 11392449 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BRAVE BISCUIT STUDIOS C.I.C.→ 12606139 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BUSY BODIES SWIMMING LTD→ 15363608 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CAMBORNE TREVITHICK DAY CIC→ 15944798 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CARBON FITNESS CORNWALL LTD→ 16544209 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs
Registered office
Woodbine Farm Business Centre Truro Business Park
Threemilestone
Truro
Cornwall
TR3 6BW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
BYRNE, Edward John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-03-25
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-08