BOARD GAMES SURFING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08738197 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-18
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£-8.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,200
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↓ 7.9% YoY
Net Worth
-£8k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£8k-£4k-£437£3k£7k£11kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£-8.2k£-5.8k
Cash£10.3k£11.2k
Net assets£-8.2k£-5.8k

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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  2. 2025-02-18
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  3. 2024-01-15
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  4. 2023-07-12
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  5. 2022-03-21
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  6. 2021-01-15
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  7. 2020-07-02
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  8. 2019-06-19
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  9. 2018-04-20
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  10. 2017-05-10
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  11. 2016-10-28
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    address · AD01
  12. 2016-10-27
    BROWNE, Cleopatra Ruth resigned
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  13. 2016-10-27
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  14. 2016-07-13
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  15. 2016-06-28
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  16. 2015-10-23
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  17. 2013-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As BOARD GAMES SURFING LIMITED
  18. 2013-10-18
    CHIVERS, Olivia Mary Louise appointed
    director
  19. 2013-10-18
    BROWNE, Cleopatra Ruth 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

58/100
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 13 years.
  • 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
Ms Olivia Mary Louise Chivers
Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

New Holmus
Little Newcastle
Haverfordwest
SA62 5TD
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CHIVERS, Olivia Mary Louise
director · ~41y · appointed 2013-10-18
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Active
BROWNE, Cleopatra Ruth
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-10-18 · resigned 2016-10-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

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2026-02-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
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2025-02-18
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2024-09-23
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2024-01-15
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2023-09-22
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2023-07-12
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2022-10-03
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2022-03-21
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2021-09-28
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2021-01-15
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2020-09-23
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2020-07-02
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2019-09-30
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accounts · AA
2019-06-19