ACKERS ADVENTURE

🌳Matureactive

05239365 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-09-23

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 11.4y 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: Sports and recreation education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93110Operation of sports facilities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.4y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 11.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

22 officers (8 active, 22 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

93 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand

2026-01-22
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officers · TM01
2026-01-21
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THOMAS, Geoff resigned
director
2025-10-17
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accounts · AA
2025-09-18
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officers · AP01
2025-09-17
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COLLINS, Gail appointed
director
2025-07-02
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officers · CH01
2025-02-14
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HONEY, Lydia resigned
director
2025-02-14
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officers · TM01
2024-12-02
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accounts · AA
2024-08-23
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officers · AP01
2024-08-21
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MARTIN, Emma appointed
director
2024-06-20
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officers · AP01
2024-06-19
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MOHAMED, Marghoob appointed
director
2024-04-19
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officers · AP01
2024-04-17
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HONEY, Lydia appointed
director
2023-10-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
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officers · AP01
2023-01-18
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BATEMAN, David appointed
director
2022-10-13
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accounts · AA
2022-09-20
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officers · TM01
2022-09-16
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WHEELER, Diana Judith resigned
director
2022-04-04
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officers · TM01
2022-03-22
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PRIOR, Stephanie Marie resigned
director
2021-12-13
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officers · TM01
2021-12-01
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DAVIES, Norman, Hon Alderman resigned
director
2021-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-11-17
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accounts · AA
2019-09-17
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DELARGY, Anna Marie resigned
director
2019-04-05
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KING, Gillian Eileen resigned
director
2018-09-16
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THOMAS, Geoff appointed
director
2017-09-01
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LLOYD, Michael Christopher resigned
director
2017-05-22
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The English Sports Council
2017-03-01
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LANE, Ian appointed
director
2017-01-18
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Charge satisfied #1
2016-08-08
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ROWLANDS, John resigned
secretary
2016-08-08
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ROWLANDS, John resigned
director
2015-01-15
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2010-09-21
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STROUD, Christopher Mark appointed
director
2010-04-10
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EAMES, Eric James resigned
director
2009-02-24
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KING, Gillian Eileen appointed
director
2009-01-13
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WASSALL, Tracy Lawrence appointed
director
2007-03-20
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PRIOR, Stephanie Marie appointed
director
2006-11-21
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MOULDEN, Edmund Herbert appointed
director
2006-09-26
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COOKE, Pauline Wendy resigned
director
2006-09-26
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KING, Gillian Eileen resigned
director
2005-11-25
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WHEELER, Diana Judith appointed
director
2005-10-18
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STUBLEY, Judith Suzanne resigned
director
2005-04-01
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COOKE, Pauline Wendy appointed
director

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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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — 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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Tracy Lawrence Wassall Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	19/10/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Hon Alderman Norman Daviesceased 01/10/2021· significant influence · trust interest

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

Incorporated2004-09-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

The Ackers Base Camp Golden Hillock Rd

Sparkbrook

Birmingham

B11 2PY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-01

Last: 2025-09-17