ACT - ASPIRE CONNECT TRANSFORM C.I.C.

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16828749 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2025-11-03
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACT - ASPIRE CONNECT TRANSFORM C.I.C.
  2. 2025-11-03
    LUNNON, Gareth John appointed
    director
  3. 2025-11-03
    PHIPPS, Samantha Jane appointed
    director
  4. 2025-11-03
    SAMUEL, Adam Barry appointed
    director
  5. 2025-11-03
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    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 0.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gareth John Lunnon
Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42
25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control03/11/2025
Mr Adam Barry Samuel
Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51
25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control03/11/2025
Mrs Samantha Jane Phipps
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control03/11/2025

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
Incorporated2025-11-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

21 Upland Avenue
Chesham
HP5 2EA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-03
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last:

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

LUNNON, Gareth John
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-11-03
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Active
PHIPPS, Samantha Jane
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-11-03
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Active
SAMUEL, Adam Barry
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-11-03
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Active

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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2025-11-03