ADVENTURE SPORT EVENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04124908 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-13
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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 (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-01
    ➖
    DE-LA-HAYE, Anthony resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2021-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-15
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  14. 2018-01-04
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  15. 2018-01-04
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  16. 2017-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2006-04-10
    ➕
    PERNOW, Carl Birger appointed
    director
  18. 2006-04-10
    ➖
    PERNOW, Carl Birger resigned
    director
  19. 2005-11-25
    ➕
    EMENY, Selina Holliday appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-11-25
    ➖
    SWEENEY, Eileen Madeleine resigned
    secretary
  21. 2001-02-27
    ➕
    BENN, Melvin John appointed
    director
  22. 2001-02-27
    ➕
    SWEENEY, Eileen Madeleine appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-01-24
    ➖
    MKBS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2000-12-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVENTURE SPORT EVENTS LIMITED
  25. 2000-12-13
    ➕
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2000-12-13
    ➖
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2000-12-13
    ➕
    MKBS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2000-12-13
    ➕
    DE-LA-HAYE, Anthony appointed
    director
  29. 2000-12-13
    ➕
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2000-12-13
    ➖
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

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

Group structure

Gafrus Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Gafrus Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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ADVENTURE SPORT EVENTS LIMITED
This company · 04124908

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Gafrus Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

30 St. John Street
London
EC1M 4AY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

EMENY, Selina Holliday→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENN, Melvin John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWEENEY, Eileen Madeleine→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-27 · resigned 2005-11-25
Resigned
ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-12-13 · resigned 2000-12-13
Resigned
MKBS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-12-13 · resigned 2001-01-24
Resigned
DE-LA-HAYE, Anthony→
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-12-13 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned
PERNOW, Carl Birger→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-04-10 · resigned 2006-04-10
Resigned
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-12-13 · resigned 2000-12-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-17