AUSTIN LEISURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07947086 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£68.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 92000Gambling and betting activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.4y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 1.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £68,049

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£68k
↑ 2147% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↓ 67% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£14k£27k£41k£54k£68kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£72.3k£32.7k
Current assets£21.3k£63.8k
Net assets£68.0k£3.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-04-01
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    WEISE, Kevin Andrew appointed
    director
  4. 2025-02-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2025-02-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  6. 2024-10-15
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-02
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    officers · AP03
  8. 2024-05-02
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  9. 2024-05-02
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-05-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2024-03-08
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    WEISE, Kevin Andrew appointed
    secretary
  12. 2024-03-07
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    AUSTIN, Ingrid resigned
    secretary
  13. 2024-03-07
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    AUSTIN, Ingrid resigned
    director
  14. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-12-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
  16. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-03-03
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    accounts · AA01
  18. 2021-12-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2021-12-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-11-25
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    AUSTIN, Louise appointed
    director
  21. 2021-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-12-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2020-11-20
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    AUSTIN, Derek Kenneth resigned
    director
  25. 2019-11-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  26. 2012-03-09
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    AUSTIN, Ingrid appointed
    secretary
  27. 2012-03-09
    ➕
    AUSTIN, Derek Kenneth appointed
    director
  28. 2012-03-09
    ➕
    AUSTIN, Ingrid appointed
    director
  29. 2012-03-09
    ➖
    AUSTIN, Susan Aileen resigned
    director
  30. 2012-03-06
    ➖
    AUSTIN, James resigned
    director
  31. 2012-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AUSTIN LEISURE LIMITED
  32. 2012-02-13
    ➕
    AUSTIN, James appointed
    director
  33. 2012-02-13
    ➕
    AUSTIN, Susan Aileen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AUSTIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Louise Austin
Individual · English · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares25/11/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Ingrid Austinceased 07/03/2024· 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
Incorporated2012-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Moran House
153/154 Victoria Rd
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN1 3BU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

WEISE, Kevin Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2024-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AUSTIN, Louise→
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-11-25
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Active
WEISE, Kevin Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active
AUSTIN, Ingrid→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-09 · resigned 2024-03-07
Resigned
AUSTIN, Derek Kenneth→
director · ~80y · appointed 2012-03-09 · resigned 2020-11-20
Resigned
AUSTIN, Ingrid→
director · ~85y · appointed 2012-03-09 · resigned 2024-03-07
Resigned
AUSTIN, James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-02-13 · resigned 2012-03-06
Resigned
AUSTIN, Susan Aileen→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-02-13 · resigned 2012-03-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—03/02/2025—
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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28