SWANAGE REGATTA AND CARNIVAL

🌳Matureactive
04933189 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-10-15
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£118.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £118,933

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£119k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£119k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£24k£48k£71k£95k£119kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£118.9k£79.9k
Current assets£118.9k£79.9k
Net assets£118.9k£79.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-15
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  3. 2025-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-07-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-07-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-10-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-10-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-10-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-06-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-11-05
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    WELSH, Linda resigned
    director
  18. 2010-05-26
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    STRONG, Darren Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2009-04-06
    ➖
    NORMAN, Brian Charles Talbot resigned
    director
  20. 2007-10-24
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    MCDONALD, Amanda Kim appointed
    director
  21. 2007-10-24
    ➕
    WELSH, Linda appointed
    director
  22. 2003-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As SWANAGE REGATTA AND CARNIVAL
  23. 2003-10-15
    ➕
    MKL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2003-10-15
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-10-15
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-10-15
    ➕
    NORMAN, Brian Charles Talbot appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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 Kevin John Lyons
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
——sig. influencesignificant influence16/10/2023
Mr Darren Michael Strong
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
——sig. influencesignificant influence16/10/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Brian Charles Talbot Normanceased 16/10/2023· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2003-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Herston Cross House
230 High Street
Swanage
Dorset
BH19 2PQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MKL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-10-15
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Active
MCDONALD, Amanda Kim→
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-10-24
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Active
STRONG, Darren Michael→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-15 · resigned 2003-10-15
Resigned
NORMAN, Brian Charles Talbot→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-10-15 · resigned 2009-04-06
Resigned
WELSH, Linda→
director · ~83y · appointed 2007-10-24 · resigned 2015-11-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-10-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18