ABBEYCROFT LEISURE

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05207019 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-08-16

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 17.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.7y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 17.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

39 officers (10 active, 39 linked, 33 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

133 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (91 events)Click to expand

2026-05-20
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officers · AP01
2026-05-16
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WILSON, Rebecca Charlotte appointed
director
2026-01-07
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accounts · AA
2025-04-24
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WALES, Robert, Sir resigned
director
2025-04-24
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officers · TM01
2025-01-29
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officers · TM01
2025-01-23
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HOWELLS, David John resigned
director
2024-12-17
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accounts · AA
2024-04-30
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officers · AP01
2024-04-25
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WRIGHT, William Anthony appointed
director
2023-12-21
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accounts · AA
2023-04-12
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accounts · AA
2023-02-02
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officers · TM01
2023-01-23
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WRIGHT, David John resigned
director
2022-03-11
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officers · AP01
2022-01-27
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VAUGHTON, Kate Maris appointed
director
2021-12-07
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accounts · AA
2021-12-01
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officers · AP01
2021-11-25
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MASON, Rosemary appointed
director
2021-06-09
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officers · TM01
2021-05-28
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GREENFIELD, Anne Margaret resigned
director
2021-04-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2021-04-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-02-02
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officers · TM01
2021-02-01
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WREATHALL, Lois Caroline resigned
director
2020-10-07
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mortgage · MR04
2020-10-07
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-09-28
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CLEMENTS, Terence Gerald resigned
director
2020-03-23
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WALES, Robert, Sir appointed
director
2020-03-23
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WRIGHT, David John appointed
director
2020-03-17
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SAUNDERS, Eloise Francis Diane resigned
director
2018-12-18
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PREECE, Anthony John resigned
director
2018-09-27
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RUNNACLES, Ian Charles resigned
director
2018-07-14
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MILLS, Marie Catherine appointed
director
2018-07-14
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MUTUM, Timothy Brian appointed
director
2018-07-14
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TURNBULL, John appointed
director
2017-03-29
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AUSTIN, Selina Jane resigned
director
2016-10-21
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WACE, Rupert Orlando, Dr resigned
director
2016-04-01
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BURTON, Simon appointed
director
2016-04-01
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WREATHALL, Lois Caroline appointed
director
2015-06-24
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JONES, Brian Richard resigned
director
2014-12-09
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GREENFIELD, Anne Margaret appointed
director
2014-12-09
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PREECE, Anthony John appointed
director
2014-12-09
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SAUNDERS, Eloise Francis Diane appointed
director
2014-12-09
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WACE, Rupert Orlando, Dr appointed
director
2014-05-27
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POPE, Lynda Joanne appointed
secretary
2014-05-27
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CRAIG, Gillian Elizabeth resigned
secretary

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
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.)

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100PERCENTFITNESS LIMITED→ 09936519 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
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528 MUSIC GLOBAL LTD→ 12243970 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
5TH COLUMN STUDIO LIMITED→ 13922302 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
8 WIRED FILMS LIMITED→ 10538966 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
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A H MUSIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 10965134 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2004-08-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Haverhill Leisure Centre

Ehringshausen Way

Haverhill

Suffolk

CB9 0ER

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-29

Last: 2025-08-15