ASPIRE GATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04805598 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£-2.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,519

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
Net Worth
-£3k
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£-2.5k
Current assets£4.1k
Cash£1.5k
Debtors£2.6k
Net assets£-2.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-16
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-06-08
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-02-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-02-16
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-05
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-07-05
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2016-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-10-19
    ➕
    BREAR, Sharon appointed
    secretary
  18. 2012-10-19
    ➖
    BONSER, Eileen resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-10-19
    ➖
    BONSER, Andrew resigned
    director
  20. 2012-10-19
    ➖
    BONSER, Eileen resigned
    director
  21. 2011-08-01
    ➕
    BREAR, Richard appointed
    director
  22. 2011-08-01
    ➕
    BREAR, Sharon appointed
    director
  23. 2003-06-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASPIRE GATES LIMITED
  24. 2003-06-20
    ➕
    BONSER, Eileen appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-06-20
    ➕
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-06-20
    ➖
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-06-20
    ➕
    BONSER, Andrew appointed
    director
  28. 2003-06-20
    ➕
    BONSER, Eileen appointed
    director
  29. 2003-06-20
    ➕
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2003-06-20
    ➖
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Brear
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Sharon Brear
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
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
Incorporated2003-06-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 2, Broombank Park
Sheepbridge Industrial Estate
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S41 9RT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BREAR, Sharon→
secretary · appointed 2012-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREAR, Richard→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREAR, Sharon→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BONSER, Eileen→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-20 · resigned 2012-10-19
Resigned
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-20 · resigned 2003-06-20
Resigned
BONSER, Andrew→
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-06-20 · resigned 2012-10-19
Resigned
BONSER, Eileen→
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-06-20 · resigned 2012-10-19
Resigned
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-20 · resigned 2003-06-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-16
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-23