ACTIVE SPORTING COMMUNITIES CIC
🌳Matureactive
10192998 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-21
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
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive 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 (57/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
23 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-08➕KELLY, Adrian Patrick appointeddirector
- 2021-02-08➕MATTHEWS, Kieran Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2020-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE SPORTING COMMUNITIES CIC
- 2016-05-21➕MCDONNELL, Jacqueline Mary appointeddirector
- 2016-05-21📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jacqueline Mary Mcdonnell Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 21/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education
Registered office
95 Hillcroft Crescent
Watford
WD19 4PA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last: 2026-05-20
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
KELLY, Adrian Patrick→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2021-02-08
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MATTHEWS, Kieran Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2021-02-08
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MCDONNELL, Jacqueline Mary→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2016-05-21
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Recent filings (23 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-05