PRO-SPORT1 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07009665 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-04
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

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300300

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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-02-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-02-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-08-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-07-28
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    HOPE, Wing Sze Jacqueline appointed
    director
  9. 2023-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2018-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-01-21
    ➕
    HOPE, Alexander David appointed
    director
  18. 2015-05-25
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Colin Jeffrey resigned
    director
  19. 2013-04-18
    ➖
    PAGE, Christopher James resigned
    director
  20. 2011-08-17
    ➕
    PAGE, Christopher James appointed
    director
  21. 2009-09-04
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    Company incorporated
    As PRO-SPORT1 LIMITED
  22. 2009-09-04
    ➕
    HOPE, David Laurence appointed
    director
  23. 2009-09-04
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Colin Jeffrey 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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HOPE, Wing Sze Jacqueline (same surname) appointed 2023-07-28. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Laurence Hope
Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Accountancy Partnership
70 Grange Road East
Wirral
CH41 5FE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HOPE, Alexander David→
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOPE, David Laurence→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOPE, Wing Sze Jacqueline→
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-07-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PAGE, Christopher James→
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-08-17 · resigned 2013-04-18
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Colin Jeffrey→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-09-04 · resigned 2015-05-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05