ACTION SPORTS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07333062 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-02
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£204.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47640
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £204,219
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£204k
↑ 1.0% YoY
Current Assets
£288k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £204.2k | £202.2k |
| Current assets | £288.0k | £360.6k |
| Net assets | £204.2k | £202.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-01➕MUSCUTT, Helen Louise appointeddirector
- 2020-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-04-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
- 2017-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-08-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTION SPORTS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
- 2010-08-02➕MUSCUTT, Helen Louise appointedsecretary
- 2010-08-02➕MUSCUTT, Robert Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Helen Louise Muscutt Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 30/06/2016 |
Mr Robert Michael Muscutt Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640
Registered office
Glencoe
3a Springfield Park
Buckfastleigh
Devon
TQ11 0LL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MUSCUTT, Helen Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-08-02
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MUSCUTT, Helen Louise→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2020-10-01
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MUSCUTT, Robert Michael→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2010-08-02
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 19/04/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (34 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-25