ACTIVE4LUTON LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08817261 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-17
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
£99.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Likely operates fitness and leisure facilities in Luton, offering gym memberships, exercise classes, and recreational activities to local residents, probably as a community or council-linked health and fitness provider given the charitable or public-service tone of the branding.
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.1y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
58 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £99,809
Net assets shrinking
Down £34,146 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£100k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£136k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-30 | 2024-03-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £19.0k | £26.7k |
| Current assets | £136.1k | £121.2k |
| Net assets | £99.8k | £134.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-05➖HUNT, Rebecca resigneddirector
- 2025-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-11📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-05-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-12-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-09-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-11📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-07-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-02-28➖WAUGH, Graham resigneddirector
- 2022-07-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-01➖FORTUNE, Michael resigneddirector
- 2022-04-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Julie Ryan
- 2020-12-14➖HAHN, Beverley Ann resigneddirector
- 2020-12-14➖HEATH, David resigneddirector
- 2020-12-14➕HUNT, Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2020-12-14➕WAUGH, Graham appointeddirector
- 2013-12-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE4LUTON LIMITED
- 2013-12-17➕RYAN, Declan Eric appointeddirector
- 2013-12-17➕FORTUNE, Michael appointeddirector
- 2013-12-17➕HAHN, Beverley Ann appointeddirector
- 2013-12-17➕HEATH, David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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 12 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Declan Eric Ryan Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Beverley Ann Hahnceased 01/01/2023· significant influence
- Mr Michael Fortuneceased 01/01/2023· significant influence
- Mr David Heathceased 14/12/2020· significant influence
- Mr Ben Martineceased 14/12/2020· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Leisure & entertainment · LU postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 MUSIC ACADEMY LTD→ 16681420 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 601 ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 09117388 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 720 DEGREES MUSIC LIMITED→ 04392191 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| A&A LEGACY TRAVEL LTD→ 15837412 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A1 MINIBUS & COACH LTD→ 10448937 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AALISHALUXURIES LTD→ 15478827 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACE ACTIVE CONSULTANTS LTD→ 13489714 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACE AND SPIN LTD→ 16643706 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACGS INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 16097644 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACTIVE CREATIVE LIMITED→ 06181687 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ACTIVE SUPPORT 16+ LTD→ 06955840 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ADROIT SPORTS MANAGEMENT (ASM) LTD→ 12002018 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities
Registered office
Wigmore Centre
Wigmore Lane
Luton
LU2 9XG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
RYAN, Declan Eric→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORTUNE, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2013-12-17 · resigned 2022-07-01
HAHN, Beverley Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2013-12-17 · resigned 2020-12-14
HEATH, David→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-12-17 · resigned 2020-12-14
HUNT, Rebecca→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-12-14 · resigned 2025-10-05
WAUGH, Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-12-14 · resigned 2023-02-28
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Julie Ryan / Patrick Ryan | A registered charge | — | 07/04/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (58 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-06-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-17