ABERERCH SANDS HOLIDAY CENTRE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00912109 · ltd · incorporated 1967-08-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£937.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Holiday centres and villages
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 10.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £937,447
Net assets shrinking
Down £39,391 YoY
Cash YoY
+4%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£193k
↑ 4.5% YoY
Net Worth
£937k
↓ 4.0% YoY
Current Assets
£834k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £941.2k | £985.0k |
| Current assets | £834.1k | £756.4k |
| Cash | £193.2k | £185.0k |
| Debtors | £570.7k | £570.6k |
| Net assets | £937.4k | £976.8k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-08📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-08-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-11-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-27➕DUNNE, John appointeddirector
- 2021-05-27➕MCDONALD, Suzanne Jane appointeddirector
- 2021-05-27➕WILSON, Joanne Christine appointeddirector
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-17➖DUNNE, Barbara Anne resignedsecretary
- 2015-07-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1992-10-14➕DUNNE, Keith John Anthony appointeddirector
- 1992-10-14➕DUNNE, Barbara Anne appointedsecretary
- 1992-10-14➖DUNNE, Keith John Anthony resignedsecretary
- 1992-09-08➖PEARSON, Elizabeth Mary resigneddirector
- 1967-08-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ABERERCH SANDS HOLIDAY CENTRE LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 59 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Keith John Anthony Dunne Individual · British · DOB 07/1939 · age 87 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1967-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55201 — Holiday centres and villages
Registered office
Abererch Sands Holiday Centre
Abererch
Pwllheli
Gwynedd
LL53 6PJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
Active
DUNNE, Keith John Anthony→
Activedirector · ~87y · appointed 1992-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCDONALD, Suzanne Jane→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-05-27
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WILSON, Joanne Christine→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-05-27
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DUNNE, Barbara Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-10-14 · resigned 2016-11-17
DUNNE, Keith John Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1992-10-14
PEARSON, Elizabeth Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~110y · resigned 1992-09-08
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 15/07/2015 | 10/08/2022 |
Recent filings (97 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-06-01
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-19