ACTIVE APPRENTICE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10060229 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-14
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-07-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2024-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2023-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2023-07-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2022-08-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-03-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2022-03-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  13. 2022-03-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-01-07
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2018-07-02
    GROCOCK, Alistair appointed
    secretary
  20. 2018-07-02
    MOORE, David resigned
    secretary
  21. 2017-11-30
    BARRATT, Peter Norman resigned
    secretary
  22. 2017-11-30
    MOORE, David appointed
    secretary
  23. 2017-06-28
    KREYLING, David Brian appointed
    director
  24. 2017-06-28
    AUSTIN, Madeleine resigned
    secretary
  25. 2017-06-28
    BARRATT, Peter Norman appointed
    secretary
  26. 2017-06-28
    BATES, Neil Ronald resigned
    director
  27. 2017-01-26
    AUSTIN, Madeleine appointed
    secretary
  28. 2017-01-26
    WARREN, Neil Andrew resigned
    secretary
  29. 2017-01-26
    WARREN, Neil Andrew resigned
    director
  30. 2017-01-25
    KREYLING, David Brian resigned
    director
  31. 2016-03-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE APPRENTICE LIMITED
  32. 2016-03-14
    WARREN, Neil Andrew appointed
    secretary
  33. 2016-03-14
    BATES, Neil Ronald appointed
    director
  34. 2016-03-14
    KREYLING, David Brian appointed
    director
  35. 2016-03-14
    WARREN, Neil Andrew 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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Group structure

Omnia Sports Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Omnia Sports Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ACTIVE APPRENTICE LIMITED
This company · 10060229

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Omnia Sports Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/05/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Csl (Central Services) Limitedceased 15/05/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Creating Sector Leaders Limitedceased 01/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Creative Sport & Leisure Ltdceased 18/11/2019· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

Lower Barn Farm
London Road
Rayleigh
Essex
SS6 9ET
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

GROCOCK, Alistair
secretary · appointed 2018-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KREYLING, David Brian
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AUSTIN, Madeleine
secretary · appointed 2017-01-26 · resigned 2017-06-28
Resigned
BARRATT, Peter Norman
secretary · appointed 2017-06-28 · resigned 2017-11-30
Resigned
MOORE, David
secretary · appointed 2017-11-30 · resigned 2018-07-02
Resigned
WARREN, Neil Andrew
secretary · appointed 2016-03-14 · resigned 2017-01-26
Resigned
BATES, Neil Ronald
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-03-14 · resigned 2017-06-28
Resigned
KREYLING, David Brian
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-03-14 · resigned 2017-01-25
Resigned
WARREN, Neil Andrew
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-03-14 · resigned 2017-01-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-11-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-07-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-08-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28