AINSDALE LUNCH AND LEISURE

🌳Matureactive

06846070 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-03-13

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other food services

Sector: Accommodation & food service

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

86900Other human health activities
88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

31 officers (8 active, 31 linked, 29 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

105 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (75 events)Click to expand

2026-02-18
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officers · AP01
2026-02-12
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WILLIAMS, Judith Mary appointed
director
2025-12-03
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accounts · AA
2025-11-27
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officers · TM01
2025-11-25
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LOWE, Kenneth resigned
director
2024-12-12
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accounts · AA
2024-12-10
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officers · TM01
2024-11-26
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REVILL, Kenneth Gordon resigned
director
2024-06-18
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officers · AP03
2024-06-18
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officers · TM02
2024-06-14
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SORSBY, Janet appointed
secretary
2024-06-14
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HEMMINGS, Gillian Mary resigned
secretary
2024-01-16
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officers · CH01
2024-01-16
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officers · CH01
2024-01-16
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officers · CH01
2024-01-16
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officers · CH01
2024-01-12
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officers · CH01
2023-12-24
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accounts · AA
2023-12-14
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officers · AP01
2023-12-13
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officers · TM01
2023-12-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-06
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SORSBY, Janet appointed
director
2023-12-06
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HEMMINGS, Gillian Mary resigned
director
2023-12-06
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SHENTON, Justine Rose resigned
director
2022-12-07
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accounts · AA
2022-01-14
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incorporation · MA
2022-01-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-12-13
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accounts · AA
2021-11-30
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PATERSON, Lesley Margaret resigned
director
2021-11-30
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SHENTON, Justine Rose appointed
director
2021-05-11
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REVILL, Kenneth Gordon appointed
director
2021-04-01
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EVANS, Patrick Michael appointed
director
2020-12-01
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DAVEY, Dorothy Margaret resigned
director
2019-08-19
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EATON, Annette resigned
director
2018-10-30
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LOWE, Kenneth appointed
director
2015-09-15
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GOULDING, Doreen Mary appointed
director
2015-09-15
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EATON, Annette appointed
director
2015-09-15
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PORTER, Brenda Florence resigned
director
2015-08-26
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PAWELECK, Lynn resigned
director
2015-08-20
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BARBER, Marie Bernadette resigned
director
2015-04-14
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BARBER, Marie Bernadette appointed
director
2015-02-03
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TAYLOR, Robert Harold appointed
director
2015-02-03
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DAVEY, Dorothy Margaret appointed
director
2015-02-03
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EVANS, Patrick Michael resigned
director
2014-11-20
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EVANS, Patrick Michael appointed
director
2014-10-17
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SHENTON, Justine Rose resigned
director
2014-10-16
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MAUDE, Jane resigned
director
2014-09-06
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EVANS, Patrick Michael resigned
director
2014-06-17
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PATERSON, Lesley Margaret appointed
director
2014-06-17
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PAWELECK, Lynn appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
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

Ainsdale Methodist Church holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Ainsdale Methodist Church

Corporate parent · board control

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AINSDALE LUNCH AND LEISURE

This company · 06846070

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ainsdale Methodist Church Corporate entity	—	—	board controlboard control	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2009-03-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

Ainsdale Methodist Church

Liverpool Road

Southport

PR8 3NQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-25

Last: 2026-03-11