A15 LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05973524 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-20
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-07-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-07-22📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2021-07-22📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2021-07-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-01➕SIMS, Rachel Louise appointeddirector
- 2015-07-16➖SIMS, James Victor Oliver resigneddirector
- 2006-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs A15 LIMITED
- 2006-10-20➕SIMS, Alexander George Oliver appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-20➕SIMS, Alexander George Oliver appointeddirector
- 2006-10-20➕SIMS, James Victor Oliver appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alexander George Oliver Sims Individual · British · DOB 03/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 20/10/2016 |
Mrs Rachel Sims Individual · British · DOB 02/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 20/10/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Rachel Simsceased 01/11/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Alexander George Oliver Simsceased 01/11/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
26 South St Mary's Gate
Grimsby
North East
Lincolnshire
DN31 1LW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
SIMS, Alexander George Oliver→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-10-20
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SIMS, Alexander George Oliver→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2006-10-20
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SIMS, Rachel Louise→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2018-11-01
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SIMS, James Victor Oliver→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2006-10-20 · resigned 2015-07-16
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Recent filings (66 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-07-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-22
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2021-07-22
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2021-07-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-07-22