ACTIVE COMMUNITIES CIC

🌿Early-stageactive
15119962 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-09-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£-46
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93120Activities of sport clubs
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 2 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 (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £46
Net assets shrinking
Down £54 YoY
Cash YoY
+503%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£25k
↑ 503% YoY
Net Worth
-£46
↓ 675% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↑ 503% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£46£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£-18£4.4k
Current assets£25.3k£4.2k
Cash£25.3k£4.2k
Net assets£-46£8

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 (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-15
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2023-09-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE COMMUNITIES CIC
  5. 2023-09-06
    HOLLINGWORTH, Adam Charles appointed
    director
  6. 2023-09-06
    HUART, Darren Neil appointed
    director
  7. 2023-09-06
    HUART, Sophie Victoria appointed
    director
  8. 2023-09-06
    STEVENSON, Kevin Scott appointed
    director
  9. 2023-09-06
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

53/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

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: 2024-08-15: certificate-change-of-name-company

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

16 Harper Hill Gardens
Bircotes
Doncaster
DN11 8FQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

HOLLINGWORTH, Adam Charles
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-09-06
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Active
HUART, Darren Neil
director · ~37y · appointed 2023-09-06
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Active
HUART, Sophie Victoria
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-09-06
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Active
STEVENSON, Kevin Scott
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-09-06
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Active

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Recent filings (6 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-15
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-09-06