AFFORDABLE LEISURE UK LTD
🌳Matureactive
05166532 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-30
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£32.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28290
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -81% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.0y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £32,406
Cash draining
Cash down 81% YoY
Cash YoY
-81%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£618
↓ 81% YoY
Net Worth
£32k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£72k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £71.2k | £48.3k |
| Current assets | £71.6k | £79.7k |
| Cash | £618 | £3.2k |
| Debtors | £5.0k | £1.5k |
| Net assets | £32.4k | £22.0k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-06-27📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-06-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Touchtunes UK LTD
- 2018-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2009-09-22➖MAYERS, Shane Bernard Mark resignedsecretary
- 2004-07-07➕MAYERS, Margaret Beverly appointeddirector
- 2004-07-07➕MAYERS, Shane Bernard Mark appointeddirector
- 2004-07-07➕MAYERS, Shane Bernard Mark appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AFFORDABLE LEISURE UK LTD
- 2004-06-30➕DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-30➖DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-06-30➕DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-06-30➖DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Shane Bernard Mark Mayers Individual · Welsh · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 RUG STREET LTD→ 15367502 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABINGDON FLOORING LIMITED→ 04923718 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ABLE OFFICE FURNITURE LIMITED→ 05263073 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ACE PERFORMANCE CARS LIMITED→ 07799154 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ADHESIVE BACKED MATERIALS LTD→ 04812637 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ADVANCED ELASTOMER SYSTEMS UNLIMITED→ 02512288 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| ADVANTA GROUP LIMITED→ 03932277 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| AETHER AEROSPACE LTD→ 14541439 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AIRLEASE AVIATION SERVICES LTD→ 14455611 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AIRQUEE LIMITED→ 03129324 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| AIRSOLVE LIMITED→ 08594849 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| AIRSPACE SOLUTIONS.COM LIMITED→ 05340047 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28290 — SIC 28290
Registered office
Unit 4 Snatchwood Road
Abersychan
Pontypool
Gwent
NP4 7BT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
MAYERS, Margaret Beverly→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2004-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAYERS, Shane Bernard Mark→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2004-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAYERS, Shane Bernard Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-07-07 · resigned 2009-09-22
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2004-06-30
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2004-06-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Touchtunes UK Touchtunes UK LTD | A registered charge | — | 01/06/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (61 total)
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2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-06-27
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-10