ADVENTURE SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05817691 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-16
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 17.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 17.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £346.6k |
| Current assets | — | £180.8k |
| Net assets | — | £346.6k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-08-30➕KANTOR, Mercia appointeddirector
- 2022-08-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-10-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-10-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-10-04🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2021-10-04🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-10-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-04-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2009-02-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2008-10-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2008-10-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2007-05-01➕KANTOR, Mercia appointedsecretary
- 2007-05-01➕KANTOR, James Findlay appointeddirector
- 2007-05-01➖L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-05-01➖L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-05-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVENTURE SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED
- 2006-05-16➕L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-05-16➕L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Findlay Kantor Individual · British,South African · DOB 09/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 25/03/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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
Incorporated2006-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Adventure Supply Co Ltd Treehouse Woodland Enterprise Centre
Hastings Road
Flimwell
East Sussex
TN5 7PR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
KANTOR, James Findlay→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KANTOR, Mercia→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2022-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-16 · resigned 2007-05-01
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-05-16 · resigned 2007-05-01
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 18/02/2009 | 04/10/2021 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/10/2008 | 04/10/2021 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 07/10/2008 | 04/10/2021 |
Recent filings (71 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-10-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-10-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30