ABA LEISURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06766232 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-04
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 16.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced clubs
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 16.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees25002600

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-27
    ➖
    BOYD, Anthony resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-01-27
    ➖
    BOYD, Anthony resigned
    director
  5. 2025-01-27
    ➖
    HUTCHINSON, John Bradley resigned
    director
  6. 2025-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-01-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-04-06
    ➕
    BOYD, Michael James appointed
    director
  13. 2022-04-06
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Jan appointed
    director
  14. 2022-04-06
    ➕
    ORRELL, Kay Marie appointed
    director
  15. 2022-04-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-04-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-04-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2014-02-26
    ➖
    O'CONNOR, Louise resigned
    director
  24. 2012-01-21
    ➕
    O'CONNOR, Louise appointed
    director
  25. 2011-07-31
    ➖
    BASKOUTAS, Andreas resigned
    director
  26. 2010-07-01
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 2010-07-01
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  28. 2009-11-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Larchmane Properties Limited
  29. 2009-11-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Larchmane Properties Limited
  30. 2008-12-17
    ➕
    BOYD, Anthony appointed
    director
  31. 2008-12-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABA LEISURE LIMITED
  32. 2008-12-04
    ➕
    BOYD, Anthony appointed
    secretary
  33. 2008-12-04
    ➕
    BASKOUTAS, Andreas appointed
    director
  34. 2008-12-04
    ➕
    HUTCHINSON, John Bradley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 John Bradley Hutchinson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/12/2016
Mr Anthony Boyd
Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/12/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56301 — Licenced clubs

Registered office

299 Chillingham Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE6 5SB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BOYD, Michael James→
director · ~34y · appointed 2022-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSHALL, Jan→
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ORRELL, Kay Marie→
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYD, Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2008-12-04 · resigned 2025-01-27
Resigned
BASKOUTAS, Andreas→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-12-04 · resigned 2011-07-31
Resigned
BOYD, Anthony→
director · ~52y · appointed 2008-12-17 · resigned 2025-01-27
Resigned
HUTCHINSON, John Bradley→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-12-04 · resigned 2025-01-27
Resigned
O'CONNOR, Louise→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-01-21 · resigned 2014-02-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Larchmane Properties
Larchmane Properties Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property12/11/200901/07/2010
satisfied
Larchmane Properties
Larchmane Properties Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property12/11/200901/07/2010

Recent filings (64 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-06