ACTIV8 COACHING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10208905 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-01
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-9.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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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 71/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £9,596
Very low cash
Cash position: £36
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,058 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£36
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
-£10k
↓ 490% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 76% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£10k-£1k£7k£15k£24k£32kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£12.3k£30.2k
Current assets£7.6k£32.1k
Cash£36£17.8k
Debtors£7.5k£14.3k
Net assets£-9.6k£2.5k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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  2. 2024-11-25
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  3. 2024-11-25
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  4. 2024-11-21
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  5. 2023-11-29
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  6. 2022-11-30
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  7. 2021-08-11
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  8. 2021-08-10
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  9. 2021-08-07
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  10. 2021-08-07
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  11. 2020-05-29
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  12. 2019-05-13
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  13. 2018-04-10
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  14. 2018-04-09
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  15. 2018-04-09
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  16. 2018-04-09
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  17. 2018-04-05
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  18. 2016-06-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIV8 COACHING LIMITED
  19. 2016-06-01
    WEDGWOOD, Owen Victor 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 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Owen Victor Wedgwood
Individual · British · DOB 01/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/05/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Sadie Ellen Parishceased 16/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2016-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

2 Clifton Moor Business Village
James Nicolson Link
York
North Yorkshire
YO30 4XG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WEDGWOOD, Owen Victor
director · ~31y · appointed 2016-06-01
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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01