ELFORD LEISURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08505705 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-26
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
£6.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03120
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,455
Cash YoY
+11%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£41k
↑ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 79% YoY
Current Assets
£65k
↑ 2.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£13k£26k£39k£52k£65kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£41.5k£38.6k
Current assets£65.5k£64.0k
Cash£40.8k£36.9k
Debtors£787£1.4k
Net assets£6.5k£3.6k

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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filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2024-12-16
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  3. 2023-12-12
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  4. 2022-12-21
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  5. 2021-12-22
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  6. 2021-01-21
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  7. 2019-12-20
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  8. 2018-12-20
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  9. 2017-12-22
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  10. 2016-12-22
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  11. 2016-05-02
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  12. 2015-12-21
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  13. 2015-05-21
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  14. 2015-01-12
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  15. 2015-01-12
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  16. 2014-12-23
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    WOODS, Emma Victoria appointed
    director
  17. 2014-12-23
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    HEKKINK, Debbie Rae resigned
    director
  18. 2013-04-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ELFORD LEISURE LIMITED
  19. 2013-04-26
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    WOODS, James Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2013-04-26
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    HEKKINK, Debbie Rae appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Emma Victoria Woods
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr James Anthony Woods
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03120 — SIC 03120

Registered office

59 Oakdene Crescent
Weddington
Nuneaton
Warwickshire
CV10 0DT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-10
Last: 2026-04-26

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WOODS, Emma Victoria→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-12-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOODS, James Anthony→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEKKINK, Debbie Rae→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-04-26 · resigned 2014-12-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
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2025-12-22
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2025-05-05
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2024-12-16
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2024-05-06
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2023-12-12
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2023-05-09
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2022-12-21
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2022-04-30
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2021-12-22
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2021-05-09
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2021-01-21
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2020-05-09
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2019-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-13