8 WEEK LEAN LTD

💤Zombieactive
10011813 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-18
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£5.9k
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
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,869
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,934 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£5.9k£9.8k
Current assets£4.9k£3.3k
Net assets£5.9k£9.8k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-06-26
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2017-06-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2017-06-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-12-01
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    TAYLOR, Robert appointed
    director
  18. 2016-12-01
    ➖
    HINDLEY, Christopher resigned
    director
  19. 2016-12-01
    ➖
    HINDLEY, Claire resigned
    director
  20. 2016-12-01
    ➖
    HINDLEY, Patricia resigned
    director
  21. 2016-12-01
    ➖
    HINDLEY, Richard Paul resigned
    director
  22. 2016-12-01
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Danny resigned
    director
  23. 2016-08-31
    ➕
    HINDLEY, Christopher appointed
    director
  24. 2016-08-31
    ➕
    HINDLEY, Claire appointed
    director
  25. 2016-08-31
    ➕
    HINDLEY, Patricia appointed
    director
  26. 2016-08-31
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Danny appointed
    director
  27. 2016-06-01
    ➖
    CLARK, Simon resigned
    director
  28. 2016-06-01
    ➖
    JONES, Dewi resigned
    director
  29. 2016-02-18
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    Company incorporated
    As 8 WEEK LEAN LTD
  30. 2016-02-18
    ➕
    CLARK, Simon appointed
    director
  31. 2016-02-18
    ➕
    HINDLEY, Richard Paul appointed
    director
  32. 2016-02-18
    ➕
    JONES, Dewi 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

45/100
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.

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 Rob Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 05/1987 · age 39
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/11/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Hindleyceased 01/12/2016· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2016-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Highland House
The Broadway
London
SW19 1NE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

TAYLOR, Robert→
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Simon→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-02-18 · resigned 2016-06-01
Resigned
HINDLEY, Christopher→
director · ~78y · appointed 2016-08-31 · resigned 2016-12-01
Resigned
HINDLEY, Claire→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-08-31 · resigned 2016-12-01
Resigned
HINDLEY, Patricia→
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-08-31 · resigned 2016-12-01
Resigned
HINDLEY, Richard Paul→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-02-18 · resigned 2016-12-01
Resigned
JONES, Dewi→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-02-18 · resigned 2016-06-01
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Danny→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-08-31 · resigned 2016-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-31