ACTIVE CHAMPIONS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14740133 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-18
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 70 → 61
  • · Bankability: 70 → 60
  • · Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • Opportunity score: 7061
  • Hygiene score: 9070
  • Bankability: 7060
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoidspeculative
Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Child day-care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0May 2024May 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-08-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-19
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-01-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-03
    BLAIR, Thomas Christopher appointed
    director
  7. 2024-12-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-10-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-10-11
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-10-10
    BLAIR, Thomas Christopher resigned
    director
  11. 2024-06-05
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2024-06-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2023-11-15
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2023-11-15
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2023-08-19
    NAEEM, Sanna appointed
    director
  16. 2023-08-19
    NAEEM, Sanna resigned
    director
  17. 2023-08-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2023-08-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2023-03-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE CHAMPIONS LTD
  20. 2023-03-18
    BLAIR, Thomas Christopher appointed
    director
  21. 2023-03-18
    NAEEM, Sanna appointed
    director
  22. 2023-03-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-12

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Sanna Naeem
Individual · British · DOB 02/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest18/03/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Thomas Christopher Blairceased 10/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mrs Sanna Naeemceased 18/03/2023· 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.

Similar companies

Active · Healthcare & medical · W postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
ALL EYE NEED LTD
08017389 · est 2012 · no financials extracted
14y
ALLIED CARE SUPPORT LIMITED
16987377 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
ALLWELL RHEUMATOLOGY LTD
15857611 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
ALPINIA LIFE SCIENCES UK LIMITED
13281120 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
5y
ALRASHEED UNITED LIMITED
07370887 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
15y
ALTHA GLOBAL TREATMENT LTD
12456326 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
6y
ALTRUISTIC CARE LIMITED
02916556 · est 1994 · no financials extracted
32y
ALULA THERAPY LTD
16040141 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
AM RAD LTD
16335423 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
AMAANA WELLNESS LTD
16266862 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
AMAESTHETICS SKIN LTD
14611692 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
3y
AMAIOUA CARE LTD
14648288 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
3y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities

Registered office

254 Goldhawk Road
London
W12 9PE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BLAIR, Thomas Christopher
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NAEEM, Sanna
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAIR, Thomas Christopher
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-03-18 · resigned 2024-10-10
Resigned
NAEEM, Sanna
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-03-18 · resigned 2023-08-19
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-06-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-15