BIG APPLE (SUPERBOWL) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06768042 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-08
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 17.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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 17.4y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-01
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    MOSS, Duncan Geoffrey Frank appointed
    director
  11. 2020-01-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2017-11-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2017-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2017-09-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Wokingham Borough Council
  19. 2016-12-28
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  20. 2014-02-05
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    CORBALLY, Colin George Eric resigned
    director
  21. 2009-02-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Downing Corporate Finance Limited (As Agent and Security Trustee for the Noteholders) the "Security Trustee")
  22. 2008-12-15
    ➕
    MOSS, Duncan Geoffrey Frank appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-12-15
    ➕
    APPLETON, Michael Richard Erle appointed
    director
  24. 2008-12-15
    ➕
    CORBALLY, Colin George Eric appointed
    director
  25. 2008-12-09
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director
  26. 2008-12-08
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    Company incorporated
    As BIG APPLE (SUPERBOWL) LIMITED
  27. 2008-12-08
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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American Amusements Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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Horsham Bowl Management Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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BIG APPLE (SUPERBOWL) LIMITED
This company · 06768042

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
American Amusements Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting29/06/2022
Horsham Bowl Management Limited
Corporate entity
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
Incorporated2008-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Potterne House
1 Potterne Way
Wimborne
Dorset
BH21 6RS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MOSS, Duncan Geoffrey Frank→
secretary · appointed 2008-12-15
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Active
APPLETON, Michael Richard Erle→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-12-15
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Active
MOSS, Duncan Geoffrey Frank→
director · ~71y · appointed 2020-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORBALLY, Colin George Eric→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-12-15 · resigned 2014-02-05
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-12-08 · resigned 2008-12-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Wokingham Borough Council
A registered charge2 properties21/09/2017—
satisfied
Downing Corporate Finance (As Agent and Security Trustee for the Noteholders) the "Security Trustee")
Downing Corporate Finance Limited (As Agent and Security Trustee for the Noteholders) the "Security Trustee")
Debenture1 property19/02/200914/11/2017
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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-12