ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE LTD
🌳Matureactive
07556443 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-08
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 90020Support activities to performing arts
- 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2011-03-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE LTD
- 2011-03-08➕GLADWELL, Richard James William appointeddirector
- 2011-03-08➕GLADWELL, Samantha Charlotte appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Richard James William Gladwell Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Samantha Charlotte Gladwellceased 31/03/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts
Registered office
Meadowsweet
Cryers Hill Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP15 6JR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GLADWELL, Richard James William→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2011-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GLADWELL, Samantha Charlotte→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2011-03-08
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Recent filings (49 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17