ADVENTURE EXPERTISE LTD
🌳Matureactive
07394750 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-02
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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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-10.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £9,957
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,526 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£10k
↓ 173% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 89% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-10.0k | £13.6k |
| Current assets | £3.4k | £31.0k |
| Net assets | £-10.0k | £13.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-11-15➕CHARLTON, Andrew Gerald appointeddirector
- 2011-10-30➖CULSHAW, Alison resigneddirector
- 2010-10-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVENTURE EXPERTISE LTD
- 2010-10-02➕CHARLTON, Catherine Rosaline appointeddirector
- 2010-10-02➕CULSHAW, Alison 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 Catherine Rosaline Charlton Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 27/07/2016 |
Mr Andrew Gerald Charlton Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 27/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Anthony Charles Freemanceased 27/07/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
1 Brunel House Hathersage Park
Heather Lane
Hathersage
Derbyshire
S32 1DP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CHARLTON, Andrew Gerald→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2015-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHARLTON, Catherine Rosaline→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2010-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CULSHAW, Alison→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2010-10-02 · resigned 2011-10-30
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Recent filings (45 total)
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2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-05