ANEURIN LEISURE TRUST

🌳Matureactive

08951503 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2014-03-21

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 10.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒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: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

91011Library activities
93110Operation of sports facilities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.0y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 10.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

38 officers (8 active, 38 linked, 38 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

120 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (91 events)Click to expand

2026-04-15
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officers · AP01
2026-04-13
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officers · AP01
2026-04-07
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DANDO, Richard resigned
director
2026-04-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-07
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officers · TM01
2026-04-02
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HUGHES, Shaun David Anthony appointed
director
2026-04-01
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MORDEN-TEW, Nichola Yevette appointed
director
2025-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-06
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-06
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change-of-name-exemption
change-of-name · NE01
2025-03-06
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2025-01-10
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-10
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-02-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
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officers · TM01
2024-01-03
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AMES, Jennifer, Professor resigned
director
2023-10-19
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officers · AP01
2023-10-19
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officers · AP01
2023-10-18
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BURKITT, Matthew appointed
director
2023-10-18
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WATERS, Ceri appointed
director
2023-08-14
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HUGHES, Steven appointed
director
2023-08-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-20
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DWYER, Stephen resigned
director
2022-09-20
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HEALY, Stewart resigned
director
2022-09-20
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HODGINS, Wayne Kevin resigned
director
2022-04-28
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SMART, Andrea resigned
director
2021-06-14
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HEALY, Stewart appointed
director
2021-04-16
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PARSONS, Lee resigned
director
2020-12-11
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WATTS, Ross resigned
director
2020-03-16
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DWYER, Stephen appointed
director
2020-01-27
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PRIESTNALL, Stephen James appointed
director
2020-01-27
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SMART, Andrea appointed
director
2019-10-18
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ROGERS, Andrew resigned
director
2019-03-29
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HOWELL, Sharon resigned
director
2019-03-26
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DANDO, Richard appointed
director
2019-03-25
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ROGERS, Andrew appointed
director
2019-03-25
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WATTS, Ross appointed
director
2019-03-15
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BEYNON, Claire resigned
director
2018-12-13
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HODGINS, Wayne Kevin appointed
director
2018-12-10
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HODGINS, Wayne Kevin resigned
director
2018-12-03
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MORGAN, Meirion resigned
director
2018-06-26
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FROWEN, Tania Allison resigned
director
2018-06-17
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LANGSHAW, Mark resigned
director
2017-12-01
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BEYNON, Claire appointed
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Name changed 3 times

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-03-06: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-03-06: change-of-name-exemption

Group structure

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

Corporate parent

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Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Phillip Sykes Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	01/05/2019
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	11/05/2016

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Nichola Yevette Morden-Tewceased 31/03/2026· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Paul Beckettceased 18/12/2019· significant influence
Mr Anthony Hughesceased 30/04/2019· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2014-03-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Bedwellty House

Morgan Street

Tredegar

NP22 3XN

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-06

Last: 2025-05-23