AGEAS BOWL EXPERIENCE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06541937 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-21
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 13.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
133 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Current assets | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-10-31📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2022-10-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-10-10📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2022-10-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-10-10📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-04-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-12-10➖LASHMAR, Michael William resignedsecretary
- 2021-12-10➖LASHMAR, Michael William resigneddirector
- 2021-12-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-12-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-12-03🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2021-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-10📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2021-11-10📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2021-11-10📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2020-09-03➖ROBERTSON, Stuart James resigneddirector
- 2018-02-05➖NIXON, Jason resigneddirector
- 2017-06-02🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Eastleigh Borough Council
- 2017-06-02🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Eastleigh Borough Council
- 2017-01-19➕LASHMAR, Michael William appointeddirector
- 2017-01-19➕NIXON, Jason appointeddirector
- 2016-09-30➕LASHMAR, Michael William appointedsecretary
- 2016-09-30➖MANN, David resignedsecretary
- 2016-04-29🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2013-07-01➕ROBERTSON, Stuart James appointeddirector
- 2013-06-30➖HARDY, Andrew Paul resigneddirector
- 2013-06-30➖SOMMERVILLE, Heather resigneddirector
- 2012-11-08➕SOMMERVILLE, Heather appointeddirector
- 2012-10-11🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Eastleigh Borough Council
- 2012-10-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Eastleigh Borough Council
- 2012-09-07➖TOUMAZI, Zacharias Andreas resigneddirector
- 2012-09-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Eastleigh Borough Council
- 2012-09-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Eastleigh Borough Council
- 2012-07-11➖ADEY, Paul Alan resigneddirector
- 2012-03-01➕TOUMAZI, Zacharias Andreas appointeddirector
- 2011-10-24➖DELVE, Glenn David William resigneddirector
- 2011-03-22➕ADEY, Paul Alan appointeddirector
- 2011-03-22➕HARDY, Andrew Paul appointeddirector
- 2010-12-31➖ROBERTSON, Stuart James resigneddirector
- 2008-05-28➕BRANSGROVE, Roderick Granville appointeddirector
- 2008-05-28➕MANN, David appointeddirector
- 2008-05-28➖CORT, Helen Jane resignedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 57 events
Owner dependency
83/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 low6 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Hampshire Sport & Leisure Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Hampshire Sport & Leisure Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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AGEAS BOWL EXPERIENCE LIMITED
This company · 06541937
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hampshire Sport & Leisure Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 21/03/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Roderick Bransgroveceased 23/08/2024· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
Utilita Bowl Botley Road
West End
Southampton
SO30 3XH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27
Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)
BRANSGROVE, Roderick Granville→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2008-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORT, Helen Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-03-21 · resigned 2008-05-28
LASHMAR, Michael William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-09-30 · resigned 2021-12-10
MANN, David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-05-28 · resigned 2016-09-30
ADEY, Paul Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2011-03-22 · resigned 2012-07-11
COOPER, Douglas Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2008-03-21 · resigned 2008-05-28
DELVE, Glenn David William→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-05-28 · resigned 2011-10-24
HARDY, Andrew Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2011-03-22 · resigned 2013-06-30
LASHMAR, Michael William→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2017-01-19 · resigned 2021-12-10
NIXON, Jason→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-01-19 · resigned 2018-02-05
ROBERTSON, Stuart James→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-07-01 · resigned 2020-09-03
ROBERTSON, Stuart James→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-05-28 · resigned 2010-12-31
SOMMERVILLE, Heather→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2012-11-08 · resigned 2013-06-30
TOUMAZI, Zacharias Andreas→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2012-03-01 · resigned 2012-09-07
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
6
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Eastleigh Borough Council | A registered charge | 3 properties | 02/06/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Eastleigh Borough Council | A registered charge | 3 properties | 02/06/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 29/04/2016 | 03/12/2021 | |
| outstanding | Eastleigh Borough Council | Deed of amendment | 1 property | 11/10/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Eastleigh Borough Council | Deed of amendment | 1 property | 11/10/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Eastleigh Borough Council | Guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 06/09/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Eastleigh Borough Council | Guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 06/09/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (133 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2022-10-31
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2022-10-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-31
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2022-10-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-10