ACTION IT THEATRE COMPANY LTD

💤Zombieactive
09457454 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-25
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-30.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 £29,983

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£844
Net Worth
-£30k
Current Assets
£5k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£-30.0k
Current assets£4.7k
Cash£844
Debtors£3.8k
Net assets£-30.0k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2026-01-29
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-02-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-02-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-01-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-01
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    address · AD01
  11. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTION IT THEATRE COMPANY LTD
  18. 2015-02-25
    BIRCH, Jennifer Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
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.
  • 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
Miss Jennifer Elizabeth Birch
Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Office 1, 72a Newark Road Newark Road
Lincoln
LN5 8PY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BIRCH, Jennifer Elizabeth
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-02-25
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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-01