ACTV FOUR LTD

💤Zombieactive
13986924 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-18
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
£-252
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £252

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£252
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£-252
Debtors£100
Net assets£-252

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-04-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-04-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-14
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2024-07-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2024-04-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-09-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2023-06-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-08-16
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-08-16
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2022-03-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTV FOUR LTD
  14. 2022-03-18
    BEESE, Richard James appointed
    director
  15. 2022-03-18
    📄
    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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-02-14: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Agility Uk Ventures Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Agility Uk Ventures Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ACTV FOUR LTD
This company · 13986924

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Agility Uk Ventures Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/04/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ppn Ventures Ltdceased 14/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Putt Ip Ltdceased 13/07/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2022-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

3 Sheen Road
Richmond Upon Thames
TW9 1AD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BEESE, Richard James
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-03-18
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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16