ADVENTURE SPORTS LIMITED

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05659459 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£93.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), 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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £93,443

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£93k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£37k£56k£75k£93kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£4£4
Current assets—£2
Net assets£93.4k£93.4k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-01-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-01-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2016-11-19
    ➖
    CRUSE, Jennifer Lynn resigned
    secretary
  18. 2016-11-19
    ➖
    CRUSE, Jennifer Lynn resigned
    director
  19. 2016-11-19
    ➖
    CRUSE, Lester John resigned
    director
  20. 2016-11-16
    ➕
    DALE, Matthew Fabian appointed
    director
  21. 2005-12-21
    ➖
    ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-12-21
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    ABERGAN REED LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2005-12-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVENTURE SPORTS LIMITED
  24. 2005-12-20
    ➕
    CRUSE, Jennifer Lynn appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-12-20
    ➕
    ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-12-20
    ➕
    CRUSE, Jennifer Lynn appointed
    director
  27. 2005-12-20
    ➕
    CRUSE, Lester John appointed
    director
  28. 2005-12-20
    ➕
    ABERGAN REED LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Fabian Dale
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting16/11/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Flat 4, Bushberry
29 Edgehill Road
Clevedon
BS21 7BZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

DALE, Matthew Fabian→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRUSE, Jennifer Lynn→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-20 · resigned 2016-11-19
Resigned
ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-12-20 · resigned 2005-12-21
Resigned
CRUSE, Jennifer Lynn→
director · ~80y · appointed 2005-12-20 · resigned 2016-11-19
Resigned
CRUSE, Lester John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2005-12-20 · resigned 2016-11-19
Resigned
ABERGAN REED LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-12-20 · resigned 2005-12-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29