FINAL EE FOCUSED INTENSIVES LTD
💤Zombieactive
12713564 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-02
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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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£680
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
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
74/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £680
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£680
Current Assets
£8k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-29 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £680 |
| Current assets | £8.5k |
| Net assets | £680 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-08-14✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-07-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs FINAL EE FOCUSED INTENSIVES LTD
- 2020-07-02➕WILLIAMSON, Janice Lesley appointeddirector
- 2020-07-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-08-14: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Janice Lesley Williamson Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/07/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities
Registered office
Vale Cottage
Newbury
Gillingham
SP8 4JX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last made up to: 2024-07-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-15
Last: 2026-07-01
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
WILLIAMSON, Janice Lesley→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-07-02
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-04