ALADDIN MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03379690 · ltd · incorporated 1997-06-02
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 64). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.9y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
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Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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| Average employees | 27 | 3200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-09-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-03-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-19➖BLACK, Freddie Aaron resigneddirector
- 2025-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-18🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-09➕BLACK, Freddie Aaron appointeddirector
- 2021-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The English Sports Council
- 2021-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-07-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2019-12-30➖BLACK, Freddie Aaron resigneddirector
- 2017-06-20➖BLACK, Steven Leslie resigneddirector
- 2012-08-29➕BLACK, Freddie Aaron appointeddirector
- 2002-01-15➖WEBBER, John David resigneddirector
- 1997-09-03➕WEBBER, John David appointeddirector
- 1997-06-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ALADDIN MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 1997-06-02➕BLACK, Neil Laurence appointedsecretary
- 1997-06-02➕BLACK, Neil Laurence appointeddirector
- 1997-06-02➕FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-06-02➖FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-06-02➕BLACK, Steven Leslie appointeddirector
- 1997-06-02➕FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1997-06-02➖FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Duncan Paul Saville Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/06/2023 |
Mr Neil Laurence Black Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/11/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Sportscape Group Limitedceased 19/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-06-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
Cavendish House
369 Burnt Oak Broadway
Edgware
Middlesex
HA8 5AW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-16
Last: 2026-06-02
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
BLACK, Neil Laurence→
Activesecretary · appointed 1997-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLACK, Neil Laurence→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1997-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-06-02 · resigned 1997-06-02
BLACK, Freddie Aaron→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2022-02-09 · resigned 2025-03-19
BLACK, Freddie Aaron→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2012-08-29 · resigned 2019-12-30
BLACK, Steven Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1997-06-02 · resigned 2017-06-20
WEBBER, John David→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1997-09-03 · resigned 2002-01-15
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-06-02 · resigned 1997-06-02
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | The English Sports Council | A registered charge | — | 30/03/2021 | 18/12/2024 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 21/07/2020 | 25/09/2025 |
Recent filings (104 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-09