2020 SKATE AND RIDE CIC

💤Zombieactive
12520002 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2020-03-16
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-28
    ➖
    BLACK, Ian resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-31
    ➖
    BROWN, Dominic James resigned
    director
  8. 2022-03-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-03-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-03-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-08
    ➖
    DAVIES, Timothy James resigned
    director
  12. 2020-12-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-09-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-09-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-09-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-09-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-09-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2020-09-01
    ➕
    RIDGE, Robert Edward appointed
    director
  19. 2020-09-01
    ➕
    BLACK, Ian appointed
    director
  20. 2020-09-01
    ➕
    DAVIES, Timothy James appointed
    director
  21. 2020-03-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2020 SKATE AND RIDE CIC
  22. 2020-03-16
    ➕
    BROWN, Dominic James appointed
    director
  23. 2020-03-16
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Edward Ridge
Individual · English · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control16/03/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Dominic James Brownceased 31/03/2022· 50-75% 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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2020-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Unit 2a Corbin Way
Bradpole
Bridport
DT6 3UX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

RIDGE, Robert Edward→
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACK, Ian→
director · ~36y · appointed 2020-09-01 · resigned 2026-02-28
Resigned
BROWN, Dominic James→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-03-16 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
DAVIES, Timothy James→
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-09-01 · resigned 2020-12-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-08