2020 RECREATION LTD

💤Zombieactive
08063917 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-10
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 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees400400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-06-02
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-04-05
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-04-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-04-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2023-03-31
    LEE, Kar Wai Calvin appointed
    director
  11. 2023-03-31
    NICHOLL, Heidi May, Dr resigned
    director
  12. 2022-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-23
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  14. 2021-01-04
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-17
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  16. 2018-10-18
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  17. 2018-05-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-05-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2016-07-01
    SMILEY, Asher resigned
    director
  20. 2012-05-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 2020 RECREATION LTD
  21. 2012-05-10
    NICHOLL, Heidi May, Dr appointed
    director
  22. 2012-05-10
    SMILEY, Asher appointed
    director

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

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 Kar Wai Calvin Lee
Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43
75100%
75-100% shares31/03/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Heidi May Nichollceased 31/03/2023· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2012-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Wellesley House Duke Of Wellington Avenue
Royal Arsenal
London
SE18 6SS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LEE, Kar Wai Calvin
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-03-31
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Active
NICHOLL, Heidi May, Dr
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-05-10 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned
SMILEY, Asher
director · ~39y · appointed 2012-05-10 · resigned 2016-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16