ACCLIMBATIZE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06389741 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-04
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 10.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 10.3y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees400400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-13
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    CARTER, Christopher James appointed
    director
  9. 2021-01-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-05
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    capital · SH10
  13. 2019-02-05
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    capital · SH08
  14. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-23
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    officers · AP03
  16. 2018-05-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2018-05-16
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    MITCHELL, Sharon appointed
    secretary
  18. 2018-05-16
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    BRUCE, Cynthia resigned
    secretary
  19. 2017-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-01-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2007-10-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCLIMBATIZE LIMITED
  22. 2007-10-04
    ➕
    GODFREY, Daryl Christopher appointed
    director
  23. 2007-10-04
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Simon Charles appointed
    director
  24. 2007-10-04
    ➕
    BRUCE, Cynthia appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-10-04
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    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2007-10-04
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    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2007-10-04
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2007-10-04
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daryl Godfrey
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares04/10/2016
Mr Simon Charles Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Unit 304, Via Gellia Mills, Bonsall, Matlock Via Gellia Road
Bonsall
Matlock
DE4 2AJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

MITCHELL, Sharon→
secretary · appointed 2018-05-16
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Active
CARTER, Christopher James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-01-13
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Active
GODFREY, Daryl Christopher→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-10-04
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Active
MITCHELL, Simon Charles→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRUCE, Cynthia→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-04 · resigned 2018-05-16
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-10-04 · resigned 2007-10-04
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-10-04 · resigned 2007-10-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—28/01/2016—
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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26