1415 MOTORSPORTS (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09054977 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-23

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 May 2025

Net worth

£294.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other sports activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

32 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £294,308

Cash YoY

+91%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£206k

↑ 91% YoY

Net Worth

£294k

↑ 19% YoY

Current Assets

£221k

↑ 56% 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	£294.3k	£247.0k
Current assets	£220.8k	£141.2k
Cash	£206.3k	£108.0k
Debtors	£14.5k	£33.2k
Net assets	£294.3k	£247.0k

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

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2 signals 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-02-26
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2025-02-25
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accounts · AA
2024-02-16
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accounts · AA
2023-02-27
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accounts · AA
2022-02-18
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accounts · AA
2021-02-26
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accounts · AA
2020-02-20
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accounts · AA
2019-10-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-10-15
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officers · CH01
2019-10-15
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officers · CH03
2019-10-15
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officers · CH01
2019-02-27
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accounts · AA
2018-06-19
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address · AD01
2018-05-01
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GRAINGER, Bryan Neil resigned
director
2018-05-01
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officers · TM01
2018-02-28
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2014-05-23
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Company incorporated
As 1415 MOTORSPORTS (UK) LIMITED
2014-05-23
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FRANCHITTI, Marina appointed
secretary
2014-05-23
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FRANCHITTI, George appointed
director
2014-05-23
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FRANCHITTI, George Dario Marino appointed
director
2014-05-23
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GRAINGER, Bryan Neil 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 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr George Dario Marino Franchitti Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2014-05-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

The Sheiling

Nightingales Lane

Chalfont St. Giles

HP8 4SL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-27

Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

FRANCHITTI, Marina→

secretary · appointed 2014-05-23

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Active

FRANCHITTI, George→

director · ~76y · appointed 2014-05-23

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FRANCHITTI, George Dario Marino→

director · ~53y · appointed 2014-05-23

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Active

GRAINGER, Bryan Neil→

director · ~75y · appointed 2014-05-23 · resigned 2018-05-01

Resigned

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