ACTIV 89 LTD

💤Zombieactive
14794137 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-12
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 Apr 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
9 filings
60
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
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-04-30
Average employees0

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

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1 signal 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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-16
    📄
    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  4. 2024-10-04
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-10-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2023-04-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIV 89 LTD
  7. 2023-04-12
    CLARK, Matthew Campbell appointed
    director
  8. 2023-04-12
    📄
    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 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Group structure

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

🏛️
Uk Activ Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ACTIV 89 LTD
This company · 14794137

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
Uk Activ Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/01/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Matthew Clarkceased 02/01/2024· 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
Incorporated2023-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

23 Westlode Street
Spalding
Lincs
PE11 2AF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CLARK, Matthew Campbell
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-04-12
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Recent filings (9 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-10-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-12