TANZER EQUESTRIAN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
NI603160 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-17
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
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-02-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-02-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-02-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-02-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2010-05-17🏢Company incorporatedAs TANZER EQUESTRIAN LIMITED
- 2010-05-17➕JACKSON, Deborah Sylvia appointeddirector
- 2010-05-17➕JACKSON, Stewart Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Deborah Sylvia Jackson Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Stewart Michael Jackson Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| OASIS TRAVEL (N.I.) LIMITED→ NI017848 · est 1984 | £2.17M £1.69M–£2.65M | £37.79M | — | 6200 | 41y | 84 | 67y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-05-17
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
248 Upper Newtownards Road
Belfast
BT4 3EU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last made up to: 2024-05-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last: 2025-05-17
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
JACKSON, Deborah Sylvia→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2010-05-17
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JACKSON, Stewart Michael→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2010-05-17
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Recent filings (41 total)
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2026-02-22
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2025-08-22
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2025-07-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
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2025-05-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
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2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2024-08-25
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2024-07-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
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2024-05-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
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2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2023-06-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-05-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25