BOOT UP! CIC

🌳Matureactive
09231959 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-09-23
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
32 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    BRETON, Jonas James appointed
    director
  2. 2026-03-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-05-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2023-12-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2022-11-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-09-08
    ➖
    CASH, Caroline Ann resigned
    director
  13. 2022-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-11-26
    ➖
    ATKINSON, Hannah-Jane resigned
    director
  20. 2014-09-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BOOT UP! CIC
  21. 2014-09-23
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Jane Allison appointed
    director
  22. 2014-09-23
    ➕
    UPTON, Andrew Christopher, Dr appointed
    director
  23. 2014-09-23
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Hannah-Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2014-09-23
    ➕
    CASH, Caroline Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.
  • 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
Mrs Jane Allison Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
——board controlboard control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2014-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

C/O Whyfield Truro Business Park
Threemilestone
Truro
Cornwall
TR4 9LF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ATKINSON, Jane Allison→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-09-23
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Active
BRETON, Jonas James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2026-03-12
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Active
UPTON, Andrew Christopher, Dr→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATKINSON, Hannah-Jane→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-09-23 · resigned 2014-11-26
Resigned
CASH, Caroline Ann→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-09-23 · resigned 2022-09-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

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officers · AP01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-11