ADVENTURE NORTHUMBERLAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08346511 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-04

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Physical well-being activities

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31
Average employees	200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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2025-05-16
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2025-05-16
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address · AD01
2025-05-16
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2025-05-15
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officers · EH02
2025-05-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-15
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officers · AP03
2025-05-05
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CURRY, Sandra appointed
secretary
2024-12-04
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
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accounts · AA
2021-05-17
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accounts · AA
2021-02-03
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address · AD01
2020-11-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-11-19
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CURRY, Sandra appointed
director
2020-11-19
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KING, Stuart Andrew resigned
director
2020-11-19
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officers · AP01
2020-11-19
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officers · TM01
2020-08-14
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accounts · AA
2019-12-18
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EDGAR, Paul resigned
director
2019-12-18
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KING, Stuart Andrew appointed
director
2013-01-04
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Company incorporated
As ADVENTURE NORTHUMBERLAND LIMITED
2013-01-04
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CURRY, Michael appointed
director
2013-01-04
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EDGAR, Paul 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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Sandra Curry Individual · English · DOB 04/1970 · age 56	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	04/12/2024
Mr Michael Curry Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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AESTHETIC RESPONSE LTD→ 07502593 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	15y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-01-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96040 — Physical well-being activities

Registered office

The Hut Windyside Hill

Craster

Alnwick

NE66 3SS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-28

Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CURRY, Sandra→

secretary · appointed 2025-05-05

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Active

CURRY, Michael→

director · ~65y · appointed 2013-01-04

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Active

CURRY, Sandra→

director · ~56y · appointed 2020-11-19

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Active

EDGAR, Paul→

director · ~69y · appointed 2013-01-04 · resigned 2019-12-18

Resigned

KING, Stuart Andrew→

director · ~48y · appointed 2019-12-18 · resigned 2020-11-19

Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-17

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-05-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-05-16

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-05-16

elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register

officers · EH02

2025-05-15

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-05-15

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-05-15

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2025-05-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-04

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-12-04

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended

accounts · AA01

2024-11-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-10-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-10-25