BRUTAL MUSCLE LTD

💤Zombieactive
11627430 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-17
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: high (82/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-10-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-05-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-03-19
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-11-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-11-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-11-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-11-10
    CHOW, Benjamin resigned
    director
  16. 2021-11-10
    SANDOE, Luke resigned
    director
  17. 2020-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-02-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2018-12-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2018-10-17
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    Company incorporated
    As BRUTAL MUSCLE LTD
  21. 2018-10-17
    THURSTON, John Victor appointed
    director
  22. 2018-10-17
    CHOW, Benjamin appointed
    director
  23. 2018-10-17
    SANDOE, Luke appointed
    director
  24. 2018-10-17
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 John Victor Thurston
Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/10/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Luke Sandoeceased 01/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Benjamin Chowceased 01/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

27 Beechcroft Road
Bushey
WD23 2JU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

THURSTON, John Victor
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-10-17
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Active
CHOW, Benjamin
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-10-17 · resigned 2021-11-10
Resigned
SANDOE, Luke
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-10-17 · resigned 2021-11-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-23