BREAKOUT WORLD LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2001-12-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BREAKOUT WORLD LIMITED
- 2001-12-06➕EVANS, Sophie Jane Morris appointedsecretary
- 2001-12-06➕EVANS, Matthew Giles Wyn appointeddirector
- 2001-12-06➕EVANS, Sophie Jane Morris appointeddirector
- 2001-12-06➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-12-06➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-12-06➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-12-06➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew Giles Wyn Morris Evans Individual · Welsh · DOB 11/1972 · age 54 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Sophie Jane Morris Evans Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
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