2 BOATS EVENTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08531494 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-16
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-8.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
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 (80/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
37 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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,446
Cash YoY
+220%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↑ 220% YoY
Net Worth
-£8k
↑ 86% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 162% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-8.2k | £-53.3k |
| Current assets | £2.9k | £1.1k |
| Cash | £2.8k | £865 |
| Debtors | £149 | £251 |
| Net assets | £-8.4k | £-58.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-05-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 2 BOATS EVENTS LTD
- 2013-05-16➕FOXWELL, Mark Richard appointeddirector
- 2013-05-16➕WILLIS, George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 58. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Richard Foxwell Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr George Willis Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| 1-WALL HANDBALL LTD→ 13114871 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 1066 PADEL LTD→ 16954270 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 121 BOUNCE LTD→ 10993068 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 14104227 LTD→ 14104227 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 14368371 LTD→ 14368371 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 193 ENTERTAINMENT LTD→ 17050155 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 PERSONAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 01873182 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| 1VYBE LTD→ 15540774 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 24SPORTS LTD→ 16955084 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 258 MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 10653130 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 28MUSIC LTD→ 16151221 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
4th Floor 100 Fenchurch Street
London
EC3M 5JD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-30
Last: 2025-05-16
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FOXWELL, Mark Richard→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2013-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIS, George→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (37 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-19