ADVANCE LEISURE AMUSEMENTS LIMITED

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07294044 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-24
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-31.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £31,003
Cash YoY
+163%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£27k
↑ 163% YoY
Net Worth
-£31k
↑ 78% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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-£143k-£109k-£75k-£41k-£7k£27kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-17.8k£-112.4k
Cash£27.1k£10.3k
Net assets£-31.0k£-143.1k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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  3. 2024-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-08
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    address · AD01
  6. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-06
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2018-11-21
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-11-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-11-13
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    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2018-09-14
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    SPRINGETT, Stephen Paul resigned
    director
  15. 2018-09-11
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    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2018-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2012-03-01
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    JONES, Daniel Barrie appointed
    director
  19. 2011-02-01
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    COX, Kathleen resigned
    director
  20. 2010-09-24
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    SPRINGETT, Stephen Paul appointed
    director
  21. 2010-09-24
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    SPRINGETT, Stephen Paul resigned
    director
  22. 2010-09-01
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    COX, Kathleen appointed
    director
  23. 2010-06-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCE LEISURE AMUSEMENTS LIMITED
  24. 2010-06-24
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    SPRINGETT, Stephen Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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 Daniel Barrie Jones
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stephen Paul Springettceased 14/09/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2010-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite 1 Concept House
23 Billet Lane
Hornchurch
Essex
RM11 1XP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last: 2025-06-24

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

JONES, Daniel Barrie→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COX, Kathleen→
director · ~50y · appointed 2010-09-01 · resigned 2011-02-01
Resigned
SPRINGETT, Stephen Paul→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-09-24 · resigned 2018-09-14
Resigned
SPRINGETT, Stephen Paul→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-06-24 · resigned 2010-09-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
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2025-03-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
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accounts · AA
2024-06-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-08