SPORTS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07482461 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-05
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 2 other
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  2. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-30
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  4. 2025-12-30
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  5. 2025-12-30
    📄
    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  6. 2025-10-15
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2025-10-14
    LEADBETTER, David Mark appointed
    secretary
  8. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-12-09
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  10. 2024-11-23
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  11. 2024-11-23
    📄
    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  12. 2024-09-27
    CRUMP, David Andrew resigned
    director
  13. 2024-09-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-09-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-09-19
    DEJVE, Patrik appointed
    director
  16. 2024-08-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2024-08-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2024-08-12
    WILSON, Mark Andrew resigned
    director
  19. 2024-08-07
    KINGMA, Bruce Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2024-06-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2023-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  22. 2023-11-16
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  23. 2023-10-21
    📄
    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  24. 2023-10-21
    📄
    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  25. 2023-04-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  26. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  27. 2022-04-25
    ANDREWS, Graham appointed
    director
  28. 2017-09-27
    WILSON, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  29. 2017-09-15
    DENMAN, Jonathan Paul resigned
    director
  30. 2014-11-07
    BONNER, Mark resigned
    director
  31. 2014-11-07
    KEATING, Paul James resigned
    director
  32. 2011-04-18
    ROWE, Damian Peter appointed
    director
  33. 2011-04-18
    PROSSER, Pauline resigned
    secretary
  34. 2011-04-18
    BONNER, Mark appointed
    director
  35. 2011-04-18
    CHERRY, Robert Paul resigned
    director
  36. 2011-04-18
    CRUMP, David Andrew appointed
    director
  37. 2011-04-18
    DENMAN, Jonathan Paul appointed
    director
  38. 2011-04-18
    KEATING, Paul James appointed
    director
  39. 2011-01-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SPORTS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
  40. 2011-01-05
    PROSSER, Pauline appointed
    secretary
  41. 2011-01-05
    CHERRY, Robert Paul 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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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.)

Group structure

Creative Technology Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Creative Technology Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
SPORTS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
This company · 07482461

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Creative Technology Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Damian Roweceased 01/07/2019· 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
Incorporated2011-01-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77291 — Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment

Registered office

Units 2 - 4 Manor Gate
Manor Royal
Crawley
RH10 9SX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)

LEADBETTER, David Mark
secretary · appointed 2025-10-14
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Active
ANDREWS, Graham
director · ~67y · appointed 2022-04-25
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Active
DEJVE, Patrik
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-09-19
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Active
KINGMA, Bruce Anthony
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-08-07
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Active
ROWE, Damian Peter
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-04-18
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Active
PROSSER, Pauline
secretary · appointed 2011-01-05 · resigned 2011-04-18
Resigned
BONNER, Mark
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-04-18 · resigned 2014-11-07
Resigned
CHERRY, Robert Paul
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-01-05 · resigned 2011-04-18
Resigned
CRUMP, David Andrew
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-04-18 · resigned 2024-09-27
Resigned
DENMAN, Jonathan Paul
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-04-18 · resigned 2017-09-15
Resigned
KEATING, Paul James
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-04-18 · resigned 2014-11-07
Resigned
WILSON, Mark Andrew
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-09-27 · resigned 2024-08-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-30
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-30
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-12-09
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-11-23
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-11-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-13