3 PEAKS SPORTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08520182 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-08
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47640
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: low (54/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-08-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-08-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-05-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-01-01
    ➕
    WOODROW, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  14. 2021-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-05-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 3 PEAKS SPORTS LTD
  19. 2013-05-08
    ➕
    WOODROW, Steven appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-05-08
    ➕
    WOODROW, Steven 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

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
Mr Steven Woodrow
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest09/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640

Registered office

Conservative Chambers 18 Station Road
First Floor
Settle
BD24 9AA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

WOODROW, Steven→
secretary · appointed 2013-05-08
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WOODROW, Jacqueline→
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-01-01
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WOODROW, Steven→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-05-08
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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-12