ACTIVE HEALTH GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
11499836 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-03
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (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: high (81/100)

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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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£610£1k£2k£2k£3kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£3.0k
Current assets£1.0k
Net assets£3.0k

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-08-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-02-28
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-02-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-08-02
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2023-08-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2023-07-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-03-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2023-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-09-13
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  16. 2022-08-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2022-04-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-12-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2018-08-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE HEALTH GROUP LTD
  21. 2018-08-03
    JOHNSON, Richard Harry 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 8 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

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: 2026-05-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Harry Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
75100%
75-100% shares03/08/2018

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
Incorporated2018-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

20-22 Wenlock Road
London
N1 7GU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JOHNSON, Richard Harry
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-08-03
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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-31