ONSIDE YOUTH ZONES

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06591785 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2008-05-13
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 16.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.2y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
27 officers (9 active, 27 linked, 27 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-01
    EVANS, Mark resigned
    director
  4. 2025-10-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-10-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-10-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-10-21
    MYERS LUSTY, George Alexander appointed
    director
  8. 2025-10-21
    MINDENHALL, Charles Stuart resigned
    director
  9. 2025-07-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-07-25
    MCNICHOLL, David Colm appointed
    director
  11. 2025-07-15
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2025-07-15
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2025-07-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2025-07-07
    ALLEN-ROBSON, Hannah Louise resigned
    director
  15. 2025-04-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2025-04-24
    WHITTINGHAM, Claire, Dr appointed
    director
  17. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2024-10-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2024-10-01
    JACKSON, Sally appointed
    director
  20. 2024-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2024-08-19
    HEADLEY, Anne-Marie Emmeline resigned
    director
  22. 2024-07-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  23. 2024-07-11
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #4
  24. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2023-10-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2023-09-27
    ALLEN-ROBSON, Hannah Louise appointed
    director
  27. 2023-07-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2023-07-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2023-07-11
    BUWE, Abubakar Mohamed appointed
    director
  30. 2023-07-11
    EVANS, Mark appointed
    director
  31. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  32. 2022-09-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  33. 2022-09-26
    ROBERTS, John Charles resigned
    director
  34. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  35. 2021-11-03
    SLEEP, Nicholas David Mark resigned
    director
  36. 2021-09-24
    MARSH, John Roderick resigned
    director
  37. 2021-05-27
    GRIFFITHS, Wendy Karen Cecilia resigned
    director
  38. 2020-10-05
    WARBURTON, William Ross resigned
    director
  39. 2020-08-19
    ALLEN, Janaki Kamala appointed
    director
  40. 2020-08-19
    HEADLEY, Anne-Marie Emmeline appointed
    director
  41. 2020-04-27
    HOULT, Anabel Kate appointed
    director
  42. 2020-04-27
    JACKSON, Michael Thomas appointed
    director
  43. 2019-07-09
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  44. 2019-03-26
    RICHENS, Nigel John resigned
    director
  45. 2019-03-12
    HALL, Daniel Charles Joseph resigned
    director
  46. 2019-03-12
    SMITH, James Edward resigned
    director
  47. 2018-02-20
    SLEEP, Nicholas David Mark appointed
    director
  48. 2017-11-28
    OGLESBY, Christopher George resigned
    director
  49. 2017-09-05
    HOPKINSON, Nicholas Peter resigned
    director
  50. 2017-04-27
    HOPKINSON, Nicholas Peter appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 71 events

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ALLEN-ROBSON, Hannah Louise resigned 2025-07-07; EVANS, Mark resigned 2025-12-01; MINDENHALL, Charles Stuart resigned 2025-10-21

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2008-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

Suite Ge, Atria
Spa Road
Bolton
BL1 4AG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (9 active · 18 resigned)

ALLEN, Janaki Kamala
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-08-19
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Active
BUWE, Abubakar Mohamed
director · ~26y · appointed 2023-07-11
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Active
HOLROYD, Charles William
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-05-13
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Active
HOULT, Anabel Kate
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-04-27
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Active
JACKSON, Michael Thomas
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-04-27
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Active
JACKSON, Sally
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-10-01
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Active
MCNICHOLL, David Colm
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-07-25
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Active
MYERS LUSTY, George Alexander
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-10-21
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Active
WHITTINGHAM, Claire, Dr
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-04-24
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Active
ALLEN-ROBSON, Hannah Louise
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-09-27 · resigned 2025-07-07
Resigned
EVANS, Mark
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-07-11 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned
GRIFFITHS, Wendy Karen Cecilia
director · ~78y · appointed 2009-05-12 · resigned 2021-05-27
Resigned
HALL, Daniel Charles Joseph
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-10-18 · resigned 2019-03-12
Resigned
HALLIWELL, Virginia Therese
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-05-13 · resigned 2013-03-15
Resigned
HEADLEY, Anne-Marie Emmeline
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-08-19 · resigned 2024-08-19
Resigned
HOPKINSON, Nicholas Peter
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-04-27 · resigned 2017-09-05
Resigned
HOPKINSON, Nicholas Peter
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-05-13 · resigned 2010-09-30
Resigned
LEES-JONES, William George Richard
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-05-13 · resigned 2016-01-10
Resigned
MARSH, John Roderick
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-06-18 · resigned 2021-09-24
Resigned
MINDENHALL, Charles Stuart
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-09-07 · resigned 2025-10-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Big Lottery Fund
Legal charge1 property05/11/201011/07/2024
satisfied
Big Lottery
Big Lottery Limited
Legal charge1 property19/02/201009/07/2019

Recent filings (94 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-11