BREAKING THE CYCLE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

💤Zombieactive
10864410 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-13
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 2025
Net worth
£-2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 -44% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,369
Cash draining
Cash down 44% YoY
Cash YoY
-44%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£841
↓ 44% YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£841
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£2k-£2k-£825-£53£719£1kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-1.2k£-475
Current assets£841£1.5k
Cash£841£1.5k
Net assets£-2.4k£-1.6k

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

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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-05-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-04-25
    ➖
    CRAIG, Ian resigned
    director
  10. 2020-10-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-12-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  12. 2019-12-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  13. 2019-10-21
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  14. 2019-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  17. 2019-09-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-09-05
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2019-09-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-09-04
    ➕
    CARTER, Chris appointed
    secretary
  21. 2019-09-04
    ➖
    ASHBY, Richard resigned
    secretary
  22. 2019-09-04
    ➖
    ASHBY, Richard resigned
    director
  23. 2019-08-29
    ➕
    CRAIG, Ian appointed
    director
  24. 2019-08-27
    ➕
    CARTER, Christopher Henry appointed
    director
  25. 2017-07-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BREAKING THE CYCLE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
  26. 2017-07-13
    ➕
    ASHBY, Richard appointed
    secretary
  27. 2017-07-13
    ➕
    ASHBY, Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99000 — Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies

Registered office

The Media Hub Breaking The Cycle
Margate Football Club, Hartsdown Road
Margate
Kent
CT9 5QZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CARTER, Chris→
secretary · appointed 2019-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTER, Christopher Henry→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHBY, Richard→
secretary · appointed 2017-07-13 · resigned 2019-09-04
Resigned
ASHBY, Richard→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-07-13 · resigned 2019-09-04
Resigned
CRAIG, Ian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-08-29 · resigned 2021-04-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-04