ACADIAN LEISURE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04852077 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-31
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Gambling and betting activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 22.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 10 | 900 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-02-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-02-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-02-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-02-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-02-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-02-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-01-23➕MCCOY, Maria appointeddirector
- 2019-01-23➖BOWN, Jacqueline resignedsecretary
- 2019-01-23➖BOWN, Jeremy Richard resigneddirector
- 2018-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-09-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2003-07-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADIAN LEISURE LIMITED
- 2003-07-31➕BOWN, Jacqueline appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-31➕CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-07-31➖CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-07-31➕BOWN, Jeremy Richard appointeddirector
- 2003-07-31➕LEA YEAT LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2003-07-31➖LEA YEAT LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Maria Mccoy Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 23/01/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Jeremy Richard Bownceased 23/01/2019· 50-75% shares
- Mrs Jacqueline Bownceased 23/01/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-07-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC92000 — Gambling and betting activities
Registered office
Kings Bingo
The Broadway
Sheerness
ME12 1TP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
MCCOY, Maria→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2019-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOWN, Jacqueline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-07-31 · resigned 2019-01-23
CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-07-31 · resigned 2003-07-31
BOWN, Jeremy Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2003-07-31 · resigned 2019-01-23
LEA YEAT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2003-07-31 · resigned 2003-07-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 25/09/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-31