ASPIRE PRESTIGE LTD
🌳Matureactive
04173066 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-06
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
70 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-15📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2001-03-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ASPIRE PRESTIGE LTD
- 2001-03-06➕FISHER, John appointedsecretary
- 2001-03-06➕FISHER, John appointeddirector
- 2001-03-06➕FISHER JNR, John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Fisher Jnr Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/03/2017 |
Mr John Fisher Snr Individual · British · DOB 08/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/03/2017 |
Mrs Eileen Ann Fisher Individual · British · DOB 12/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Registered office
3a Clifton Square
Lytham St Annes
Lancashire
FY8 5JP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
FISHER, John→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2001-03-06
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FISHER JNR, John→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2001-03-06
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Recent filings (70 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09