CHRIS HALL LEISURE SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09342427 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-05
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
£-114
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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 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: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £114

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
-£114
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£-114
Current assets£3.7k
Cash£3.7k
Net assets£-114

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
    ➖
    CALLISS, Brian resigned
    secretary
  2. 2026-05-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-05-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-20
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  7. 2022-10-25
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  11. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-11
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-23
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-12-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2014-12-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHRIS HALL LEISURE SERVICES LIMITED
  17. 2014-12-05
    ➕
    HALL, Christopher appointed
    director
  18. 2014-12-05
    ➕
    CALLISS, Brian appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-12-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

98/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • 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
Mr Chris Hall
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—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
Incorporated2014-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

One
St. Peters Road
Maidenhead
SL6 7QU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HALL, Christopher→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-12-05
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Active
CALLISS, Brian→
secretary · appointed 2014-12-05 · resigned 2026-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-05-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-13