AWARD SOLUTIONS

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07684229 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-06-27
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: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-05
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  2. 2025-07-09
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  3. 2025-07-09
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  4. 2025-06-27
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    MAGUIRE, Peter Thomas resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-27
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    MURPHY, Elaine Theresa resigned
    director
  6. 2025-05-11
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    address · AD01
  7. 2024-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2023-10-05
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  9. 2022-09-30
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  10. 2021-09-27
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  11. 2020-09-28
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  12. 2019-10-14
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  13. 2018-03-08
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  14. 2018-02-15
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    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-07-05
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  16. 2017-03-20
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  17. 2016-06-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2016-06-14
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    SEFTON, Thomas resigned
    director
  19. 2015-11-24
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    MAGUIRE, Peter Thomas appointed
    director
  20. 2015-11-24
    ➕
    MURPHY, Elaine Theresa appointed
    director
  21. 2015-11-24
    ➕
    SEFTON, Thomas appointed
    director
  22. 2011-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As AWARD SOLUTIONS
  23. 2011-06-27
    ➕
    BYRNE, Maurice John appointed
    director
  24. 2011-06-27
    ➕
    RIDING, Jean appointed
    director
  25. 2011-06-27
    ➕
    SMITH, Gillian Constance appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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
Incorporated2011-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

The Annex, Room 22, South Sefton Community Learning Service
53 Cambridge Road, Seaforth,
Seaforth
Merseyside
L21 1EZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-08
Last: 2026-06-24

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BYRNE, Maurice John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RIDING, Jean→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-06-27
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Active
SMITH, Gillian Constance→
director · ~81y · appointed 2011-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAGUIRE, Peter Thomas→
director · ~35y · appointed 2015-11-24 · resigned 2025-06-27
Resigned
MURPHY, Elaine Theresa→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-11-24 · resigned 2025-06-27
Resigned
SEFTON, Thomas→
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-11-24 · resigned 2016-06-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-28