ACADEMY DIVERS LIMITED

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06843339 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£-58.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -43% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 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
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £58,227
Cash draining
Cash down 43% YoY
Cash YoY
-43%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↓ 43% YoY
Net Worth
-£58k
↓ 8.7% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£58k-£43k-£27k-£11k£4k£20kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£-58.2k£-53.6k
Current assets£15.4k£20.0k
Cash£9.1k£16.0k
Debtors£2.1k—
Net assets£-58.2k£-53.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-08
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  4. 2023-02-02
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  5. 2021-12-02
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  6. 2021-11-04
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  7. 2021-11-04
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-29
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  10. 2019-03-07
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-29
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  14. 2017-03-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-10-01
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    TIMPERLEY, John Frank appointed
    director
  16. 2016-10-01
    ➕
    TIMPERLEY, Tracy Jane appointed
    director
  17. 2016-10-01
    ➖
    ROTHERY, Louise Anne resigned
    director
  18. 2016-10-01
    ➖
    TURNER, Simon Julian resigned
    director
  19. 2016-10-01
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2012-08-13
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    REED, Christopher resigned
    director
  21. 2012-02-28
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    ROTHERY, Louise Anne appointed
    director
  22. 2011-11-12
    ➕
    TURNER, Simon Julian appointed
    director
  23. 2011-09-09
    ➕
    HALL, Andrew James appointed
    secretary
  24. 2011-09-09
    ➖
    HALL, Andrew James resigned
    secretary
  25. 2011-09-09
    ➖
    COLLEY, Andrew resigned
    director
  26. 2011-09-09
    ➕
    REED, Christopher appointed
    director
  27. 2009-04-01
    ➕
    COLLEY, Andrew appointed
    director
  28. 2009-04-01
    ➖
    HILTON, Helen Claire resigned
    director
  29. 2009-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ACADEMY DIVERS LIMITED
  30. 2009-03-11
    ➕
    HILTON, Helen Claire appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Frank Timperley
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Tracy Jane Timperley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
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
Incorporated2009-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

Corner House 28 Huddersfield Road
Milnrow
Rochdale
Lancashire
OL16 3QF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

TIMPERLEY, John Frank→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TIMPERLEY, Tracy Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALL, Andrew James→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-09 · resigned 2011-09-09
Resigned
COLLEY, Andrew→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-04-01 · resigned 2011-09-09
Resigned
HILTON, Helen Claire→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-03-11 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
REED, Christopher→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-09-09 · resigned 2012-08-13
Resigned
ROTHERY, Louise Anne→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-02-28 · resigned 2016-10-01
Resigned
TURNER, Simon Julian→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-11-12 · resigned 2016-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-29