INNOVATION LEISURE MANCHESTER LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10407835 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£1.98M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of amusement parks and theme parks
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £431,634
Turnover YoY
+3%
Year on year
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1.98M | £1.92M |
| Gross profit | £1.56M | £1.45M |
| Operating profit | £431.6k | £383.5k |
| Profit before tax | £431.6k | £383.5k |
| Average employees | 3600 | 4600 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-01-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-07➕BOOTH, Alistair Erith appointedsecretary
- 2026-01-07➕CLIVE, Edward George appointeddirector
- 2025-08-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-07-31➖CONLAN, James resignedsecretary
- 2025-07-31➖CONLAN, James resigneddirector
- 2025-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-01➖MAYES, Colin Michael resigneddirector
- 2024-12-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-06➕THOMPSON, Simon Edward appointeddirector
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-18📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-30➕CONLAN, James appointedsecretary
- 2022-06-30➖ANDERSON, Michael Earl resigneddirector
- 2022-06-30➕CONLAN, James appointeddirector
- 2022-06-30➕MAYES, Colin Michael appointeddirector
- 2022-06-30➖MURPHY, Kirsty Marie resigneddirector
- 2022-06-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-06-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-05-13➕MURPHY, Kirsty Marie appointeddirector
- 2021-09-23➕ANDERSON, Michael Earl appointeddirector
- 2021-09-23➖ASHTON, Mark resigneddirector
- 2018-09-06➖HAYES, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2016-10-03🏢Company incorporatedAs INNOVATION LEISURE MANCHESTER LIMITED
- 2016-10-03➕ASHTON, Mark appointeddirector
- 2016-10-03➕HAYES, Christopher appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: CONLAN, James resigned 2025-07-31; CONLAN, James resigned 2025-07-31
Group structure
Ninja Leisure Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ninja Leisure Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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INNOVATION LEISURE MANCHESTER LIMITED
This company · 10407835
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ninja Leisure Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/06/2022 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Michael Earl Andersonceased 30/06/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Global Investment Finance Ltdceased 30/06/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Ms Natasha Mccarthyceased 24/06/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| 1900 ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 16438487 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 4CASTSPORT.COM LIMITED→ 04906081 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 7C CYLINDERS LTD→ 15702739 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A FITNESS SS LTD→ 13582751 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABBEY RANGERS FOOTBALL CLUB LTD→ 17035995 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABRAHAM - BARLOW LUXURY SERVICES LIMITED→ 15639484 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACCESS ALL AREAS (GB) LIMITED→ 06677342 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ACE CREW LIMITED→ 06128298 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93210 — Activities of amusement parks and theme parks
Registered office
Burhill
Burwood Road
Walton-On-Thames
Surrey
KT12 4BX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
BOOTH, Alistair Erith→
Activesecretary · appointed 2026-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLIVE, Edward George→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2026-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMPSON, Simon Edward→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CONLAN, James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-06-30 · resigned 2025-07-31
ANDERSON, Michael Earl→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2021-09-23 · resigned 2022-06-30
ASHTON, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-10-03 · resigned 2021-09-23
CONLAN, James→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2022-06-30 · resigned 2025-07-31
HAYES, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2016-10-03 · resigned 2018-09-06
MAYES, Colin Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2022-06-30 · resigned 2025-04-01
MURPHY, Kirsty Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-05-13 · resigned 2022-06-30
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Recent filings (52 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-01