FOUNDATION FOR LEADERSHIP THROUGH SPORT

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07309852 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-07-09

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other sports activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

53 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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2025-07-15
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accounts · AA
2024-07-22
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accounts · AA
2024-07-19
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address · AD01
2024-07-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-11
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officers · TM01
2024-07-11
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officers · AP01
2024-07-11
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officers · AP01
2024-07-01
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DICK, Frank William appointed
director
2024-07-01
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USORO-BROWN, Eboni appointed
director
2024-07-01
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LUCK, Victor Leonard resigned
director
2024-07-01
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WRAY, Nigel William resigned
director
2023-01-04
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accounts · AA
2021-12-02
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accounts · AA
2021-04-29
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accounts · AA
2020-05-06
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officers · AP01
2020-05-04
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accounts · AA
2020-03-31
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GILES, Lucy Margaret appointed
director
2019-07-22
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officers · CH01
2019-07-22
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officers · CH01
2019-05-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-05-01
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accounts · AA
2017-04-30
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VELOCITY COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2017-03-27
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HYTNER, Richard James appointed
director
2017-02-24
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LEWSEY, Owen Joshua resigned
director
2011-07-28
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VELOCITY COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2010-07-09
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Company incorporated
As FOUNDATION FOR LEADERSHIP THROUGH SPORT
2010-07-09
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REEVES, Robert Anthony appointed
director
2010-07-09
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LEWSEY, Owen Joshua appointed
director
2010-07-09
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LUCK, Victor Leonard appointed
director
2010-07-09
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WRAY, Nigel William appointed
director

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

-5 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 85 — 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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2010-07-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

8 Princes Buildings

Bristol

BS8 4LB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-23

Last: 2025-07-09