ACADEMY EVENTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08155445 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-24
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£-28.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
42 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £28,938
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£29k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-28.9k | £-28.9k |
| Current assets | — | £75 |
| Net assets | £-28.9k | £-28.9k |
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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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-11➖WOOLLEY, Adrian Mark Stephen resigneddirector
- 2023-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-07-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-27➕CORRIGAN, Adrian Martin appointeddirector
- 2021-07-27➕WOOLLEY, Adrian Mark Stephen appointeddirector
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-06➖JACKSON, Rebecca Margaret resigneddirector
- 2014-05-14➕JACKSON, Rebecca Margaret appointeddirector
- 2012-07-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADEMY EVENTS LTD
- 2012-07-24➕SOMERS, Dale Joseph appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adrian Martin Corrigan Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/07/2021 |
Mr Adrian Mark Stephen Woolley Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/07/2021 |
Mr Dale Joseph Somers Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
23 Dartford Road
March
Cambridgeshire
PE15 8AN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
CORRIGAN, Adrian Martin→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SOMERS, Dale Joseph→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2012-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACKSON, Rebecca Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2014-05-14 · resigned 2014-10-06
WOOLLEY, Adrian Mark Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-07-27 · resigned 2024-07-11
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-29