AYRE GROUP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14293255 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-12
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 2025
Net worth
£42.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £42,682

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£43k
↑ 6.5% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£9k£17k£26k£35k£44kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£42.7k£40.1k
Current assets£43.5k£40.9k
Net assets£42.7k£40.1k

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-05-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-10-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-01-30
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2022-08-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As AYRE GROUP LIMITED
  13. 2022-08-12
    AYRE, Kevin Barrie appointed
    director
  14. 2022-08-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AYRE" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 Kevin Barrie Ayre
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/08/2022

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
Incorporated2022-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

58-60 Wetmore Road
Burton-On-Trent
Staffordshire
DE14 1SN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AYRE, Kevin Barrie
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-08-12
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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-12