ADVENTURES AND PLAY LTD
- 77210Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods
- 96040Physical well-being activities
Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-04-24 | 2023-04-24 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.0k | £14.9k |
| Net assets | £4.0k | £14.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-20📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2026-04-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-02📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2024-12-24📍default-companies-house-registered-office-address-appliedaddress · RP05
- 2024-12-24📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2024-12-24📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2024-12-24📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-02-04➖JACOMBS, Jack resignedsecretary
- 2021-10-22➕JACOMBS, Jack appointedsecretary
- 2021-10-22📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-07-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-07-12➖JACOMBS, Jack resignedsecretary
- 2021-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-20➕JACOMBS, Jack appointeddirector
- 2020-05-20➕JACOMBS, Jack appointedsecretary
- 2020-05-20➖VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigneddirector
- 2020-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVENTURES AND PLAY LTD
- 2020-04-24➕VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
2 high · 1 lowStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-24
Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-12
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Jacombs Individual · British · DOB 12/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 20/05/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter Valaitisceased 20/05/2020· 75-100% shares · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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