AYLESBURY CANAL SOCIETY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07026645 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-09-22

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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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

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-03-11
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2025-06-16
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2025-03-28
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COOLICAN-SMITH, Nicholas appointed
director
2025-03-28
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LUPSON, Graham Edward John appointed
director
2025-03-28
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BARNES, Naomi Ruth resigned
director
2025-03-28
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SWAIN, Nicholas Mark resigned
director
2025-03-28
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THOMPSON, Maureen Judith resigned
director
2024-05-21
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accounts · AA
2023-04-03
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2022-06-20
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2021-06-01
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2020-09-24
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2020-04-16
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2020-04-15
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2020-04-15
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2020-03-30
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BARNES, Bryan Frank resigned
secretary
2020-03-30
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BARNES, Bryan Frank resigned
director
2020-03-30
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HARDERN, Pauline Gloria resigned
director
2020-03-30
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HUMPHREYS, David Graham resigned
director
2020-03-30
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PORTER, Michal John resigned
director
2020-03-30
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SHAW, Nigel David Frank resigned
director
2020-03-30
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THOMPSON, Ian James resigned
director
2020-03-30
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THOMPSON, Michael James resigned
director
2018-11-17
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THOMPSON, Maureen Judith appointed
director
2010-03-09
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BARNES, Naomi Ruth appointed
director
2010-03-09
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HARDERN, Pauline Gloria appointed
director
2010-03-09
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THOMPSON, Ian James appointed
director
2009-09-22
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Company incorporated
As AYLESBURY CANAL SOCIETY LIMITED
2009-09-22
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BARNES, Bryan Frank appointed
secretary
2009-09-22
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BARNES, Bryan Frank appointed
director
2009-09-22
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HUMPHREYS, David Graham appointed
director
2009-09-22
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PORTER, Michal John appointed
director
2009-09-22
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SHAW, Nigel David Frank appointed
director
2009-09-22
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SWAIN, Nicholas Mark appointed
director
2009-09-22
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THOMPSON, Michael James appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

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 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2009-09-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

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

Registered office

Circus Field Basin

Stocklake

Aylesbury

Bucks

HP20 1AP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-24

Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

COOLICAN-SMITH, Nicholas→

director · ~62y · appointed 2025-03-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LUPSON, Graham Edward John→

director · ~63y · appointed 2025-03-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BARNES, Bryan Frank→

secretary · appointed 2009-09-22 · resigned 2020-03-30

Resigned

BARNES, Bryan Frank→

director · ~86y · appointed 2009-09-22 · resigned 2020-03-30

Resigned

BARNES, Naomi Ruth→

director · ~52y · appointed 2010-03-09 · resigned 2025-03-28

Resigned

HARDERN, Pauline Gloria→

director · ~78y · appointed 2010-03-09 · resigned 2020-03-30

Resigned

HUMPHREYS, David Graham→

director · ~74y · appointed 2009-09-22 · resigned 2020-03-30

Resigned

PORTER, Michal John→

director · ~81y · appointed 2009-09-22 · resigned 2020-03-30

Resigned

SHAW, Nigel David Frank→

director · ~57y · appointed 2009-09-22 · resigned 2020-03-30

Resigned

SWAIN, Nicholas Mark→

director · ~65y · appointed 2009-09-22 · resigned 2025-03-28

Resigned

THOMPSON, Ian James→

director · ~77y · appointed 2010-03-09 · resigned 2020-03-30

Resigned

THOMPSON, Maureen Judith→

director · ~74y · appointed 2018-11-17 · resigned 2025-03-28

Resigned

THOMPSON, Michael James→

director · ~83y · appointed 2009-09-22 · resigned 2020-03-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

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2026-03-11

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-06-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-04-02

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-04-02

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-04-02

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officers · AP01

2025-04-02

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-04-02

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-05-21

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2023-10-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-04-03

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2022-10-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-06-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-20