ADVENTURE TRADER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09692524 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-20
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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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47640
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 | 500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-12➖SULLIVAN, Scott Nigel resigneddirector
- 2024-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-07-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-07-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVENTURE TRADER LIMITED
- 2015-07-20➕AUNG, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2015-07-20➕BALL, Caleb Steven appointeddirector
- 2015-07-20➕WALSH, Stuart Brian appointeddirector
- 2015-07-20➕SULLIVAN, Scott Nigel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
35/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Caleb Steven Ball Individual · British · DOB 07/1989 · age 37 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 21/07/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Caleb Steven Ballceased 17/07/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence
- Mr Scott Nigel Sullivanceased 21/07/2018· 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640
Registered office
38 Wisteria Gardens
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 2FJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
AUNG, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2015-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BALL, Caleb Steven→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2015-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALSH, Stuart Brian→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2015-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SULLIVAN, Scott Nigel→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2015-07-20 · resigned 2025-03-12
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12