ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04995022 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-15
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 22.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-16.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £16,225
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£16k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£75k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £56.3k | £26.7k |
| Current assets | £75.2k | £58.4k |
| Net assets | £-16.2k | £-20.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-10-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-14📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-01➕PREECE-JONES, Katherine appointeddirector
- 2018-10-26🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2017-09-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bridgend County Borough Council
- 2017-01-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2004-07-07➕JONES, Nigel Leslie appointeddirector
- 2004-03-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2004-02-26➖LONGHURST, Ben David resigneddirector
- 2003-12-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES LIMITED
- 2003-12-15➕JONES, Dean appointedsecretary
- 2003-12-15➕JONES, Dean appointeddirector
- 2003-12-15➕LONGHURST, Ben David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +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
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dean Jones Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 12/12/2020 |
Mr Nigel Lesley Jones Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/12/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 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
Incorporated2003-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
Windrush
Ton Kenfig
Bridgend
CF33 4PT
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
Active
Active
JONES, Nigel Leslie→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2004-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PREECE-JONES, Katherine→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LONGHURST, Ben David→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2003-12-15 · resigned 2004-02-26
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Bridgend County Borough Council | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/09/2017 | 26/10/2018 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/01/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/03/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (67 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07