ASPIRE FUNDRAISING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02448398 · ltd · incorporated 1989-12-01
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
28 officers (1 active, 28 linked, 22 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
137 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees5500

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-03-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-03-24
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    CARLIN, Brian appointed
    director
  9. 2023-03-24
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    HOLDEN, David Malcolm resigned
    director
  10. 2023-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-08-05
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    JERREAT, Fiona Lawri Gabrielle resigned
    director
  18. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-12-10
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    HOLDEN, David Malcolm appointed
    director
  21. 2014-12-10
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    LAMBERT, Alan Hadlyme resigned
    director
  22. 2011-11-30
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    STANFORD, Peter James resigned
    director
  23. 2008-12-03
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    WHANT, Stuart Harold John resigned
    secretary
  24. 2008-12-03
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    WHANT, Stuart Harold John resigned
    director
  25. 2007-01-04
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    DANDEKER, Celeste resigned
    director
  26. 2007-01-04
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    TIRATELLI, Stefano resigned
    director
  27. 2002-08-12
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    LAMBERT, Alan Hadlyme appointed
    director
  28. 2002-07-01
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    WHANT, Stuart Harold John appointed
    director
  29. 2002-01-21
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    JERREAT, Fiona Lawri Gabrielle appointed
    director
  30. 2001-06-30
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    HARES, Hilary resigned
    director
  31. 2000-03-31
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    SPARKES, Alan Christopher resigned
    director
  32. 2000-03-31
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    SPATICCHIA, Jan Franco resigned
    director
  33. 1999-03-23
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    GLICKMAN, Scott resigned
    director
  34. 1999-03-17
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    WHANT, Stuart Harold John appointed
    secretary
  35. 1999-03-16
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    BELSON, Roger William resigned
    secretary
  36. 1999-03-16
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    BELSON, Roger William resigned
    director
  37. 1998-11-01
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    SPRIGGS, Peter John resigned
    director
  38. 1997-09-03
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    BELSON, Roger William resigned
    secretary
  39. 1997-09-03
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    BELSON, Roger William appointed
    director
  40. 1997-09-03
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    SKIPWORTH, Janet resigned
    director
  41. 1997-03-05
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    SPRIGGS, Peter John appointed
    director
  42. 1996-12-04
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    HARES, Hilary appointed
    director
  43. 1996-12-04
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    SKIPWORTH, Janet appointed
    director
  44. 1996-12-04
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    SPATICCHIA, Jan Franco appointed
    director
  45. 1996-03-06
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    BELSON, Roger William resigned
    director
  46. 1996-03-06
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    CROWLEY, Martina Jane resigned
    director
  47. 1996-03-06
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    DANDEKER, Celeste appointed
    director
  48. 1996-03-06
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    SKIPWORTH, Janet resigned
    director
  49. 1996-03-06
    ➕
    TIRATELLI, Stefano appointed
    director
  50. 1995-11-14
    ➕
    BELSON, Roger William appointed
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 65 events

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Aspire Leisure Centre
Wood Lane
Stanmore
HA7 4AP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (1 active · 27 resigned)

CARLIN, Brian→
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELSON, Roger William→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-14 · resigned 1999-03-16
Resigned
BELSON, Roger William→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-14 · resigned 1997-09-03
Resigned
CORNICK, Christine→
secretary · resigned 1993-05-19
Resigned
CROWLEY, Martina Jane→
secretary · appointed 1993-05-19 · resigned 1995-04-01
Resigned
CROWLEY, Martina Jane→
secretary · appointed 1993-05-19 · resigned 1995-04-01
Resigned
WHANT, Stuart Harold John→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-17 · resigned 2008-12-03
Resigned
BELSON, Roger William→
director · ~77y · appointed 1997-09-03 · resigned 1999-03-16
Resigned
BELSON, Roger William→
director · ~77y · appointed 1995-03-22 · resigned 1996-03-06
Resigned
BRASS, Brian David→
director · ~95y · resigned 1995-03-22
Resigned
CROWLEY, Martina Jane→
director · ~69y · appointed 1995-04-01 · resigned 1996-03-06
Resigned
DANDEKER, Celeste→
director · ~75y · appointed 1996-03-06 · resigned 2007-01-04
Resigned
FOX, John Arnold→
director · ~94y · resigned 1993-12-01
Resigned
FREEDMAN, Bernard William→
director · ~97y · resigned 1995-03-22
Resigned
GLICKMAN, Scott→
director · ~77y · resigned 1999-03-23
Resigned
HARES, Hilary→
director · ~75y · appointed 1996-12-04 · resigned 2001-06-30
Resigned
HOLDEN, David Malcolm→
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-12-10 · resigned 2023-03-24
Resigned
JERREAT, Fiona Lawri Gabrielle→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-01-21 · resigned 2018-08-05
Resigned
LAMBERT, Alan Hadlyme→
director · ~80y · appointed 2002-08-12 · resigned 2014-12-10
Resigned
SHARKEY, Peter→
director · ~67y · resigned 1995-03-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (137 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-02-03