ALIVE TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06991278 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-08-14

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒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 amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

19 officers (7 active, 19 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

78 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 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2026-04-30
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2026-04-20
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WILLIAMS, Christopher Anthony appointed
director
2026-01-22
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officers · TM01
2026-01-22
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officers · TM01
2026-01-21
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WEBSTER, Suzy resigned
director
2025-09-03
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officers · AP01
2025-09-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-03
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officers · TM01
2025-09-01
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accounts · AA
2025-07-10
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MAHMOOD, Anisah resigned
director
2024-10-30
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LIPPETT, Peter Kenneth resigned
director
2024-08-21
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accounts · AA
2024-07-24
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MAY, Philip Nigel Scott resigned
director
2024-05-15
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officers · TM01
2024-05-13
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COHEN, Michael Adam Hart, Dr resigned
director
2024-01-24
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officers · AP01
2024-01-24
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officers · CH01
2024-01-24
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officers · AP01
2024-01-24
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officers · AP01
2024-01-12
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accounts · AA
2023-08-15
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MAHMOOD, Anisah appointed
director
2023-08-07
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LIPPETT, Peter Kenneth appointed
director
2023-08-03
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WOODROW, Kevin Peter, Dr appointed
director
2023-05-02
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THAMES, Rebecca Lynn appointed
director
2023-01-07
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accounts · AA
2022-03-09
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2021-11-11
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HUGHES, Philip William resigned
director
2021-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-04
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officers · TM01
2020-10-01
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accounts · AA01
2020-09-28
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DOLBEAR, Ken Walter resigned
director
2020-09-28
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HUGHES, Elizabeth resigned
director
2020-03-26
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BARLOW, Patricia Jayne appointed
director
2020-03-26
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CROCKER, Richard John appointed
director
2020-03-26
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COHEN, Michael Adam Hart, Dr appointed
director
2015-09-09
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WEBSTER, Suzy appointed
director
2014-10-03
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KISHTAINY, Adam Charles resigned
director
2014-09-17
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WOOD, Andrew Simon appointed
director
2013-09-04
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DOLBEAR, Ken Walter appointed
director
2013-09-04
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MCCOLL, Iain Gordon resigned
director
2012-09-19
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PATTERSON, Amanda resigned
director
2010-11-16
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PATTERSON, Amanda appointed
director
2010-04-09
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COBB, Simon John, Dr resigned
director
2010-01-29
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SMITH, Catherine appointed
director
2009-11-16
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HUGHES, Elizabeth appointed
director
2009-11-16
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HUGHES, Philip William appointed
director
2009-08-26
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COBB, Simon John, Dr appointed
director
2009-08-26
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KISHTAINY, Adam Charles appointed
director
2009-08-26
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MCCOLL, Iain Gordon appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2009-08-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Create Centre

Smeaton Road

Bristol

BS1 6XN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-06

Last: 2025-08-23