NORTH COAST LEISURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
NI606105 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-10
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
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47640
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2024-10-25
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  3. 2024-03-27
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  4. 2022-10-11
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  5. 2022-05-26
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    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  6. 2022-05-09
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  7. 2022-05-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-03-16
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  9. 2020-12-10
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  10. 2020-06-30
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  11. 2020-02-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-10-01
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-10-01
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-06-30
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    MCKENZIE, Lorna resigned
    director
  15. 2019-04-22
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    MCKENZIE, David resigned
    director
  16. 2019-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  17. 2018-05-16
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  18. 2017-03-31
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  19. 2011-02-10
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    Company incorporated
    As NORTH COAST LEISURE LIMITED
  20. 2011-02-10
    ➕
    MCKENZIE, Hannah appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-02-10
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    MCKENZIE, Hannah Claire appointed
    director
  22. 2011-02-10
    ➕
    MCKENZIE, Stephen David appointed
    director
  23. 2011-02-10
    ➕
    MCKENZIE, David appointed
    director
  24. 2011-02-10
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    MCKENZIE, Lorna appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Hannah Claire Mckenzie
Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/04/2019
Mr Stephen David Mckenzie
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-02-10
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640

Registered office

220 Ballybogey Road
Portrush
BT56 8NE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MCKENZIE, Hannah→
secretary · appointed 2011-02-10
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Active
MCKENZIE, Hannah Claire→
director · ~47y · appointed 2011-02-10
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Active
MCKENZIE, Stephen David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-02-10
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Active
MCKENZIE, David→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-02-10 · resigned 2019-04-22
Resigned
MCKENZIE, Lorna→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-02-10 · resigned 2019-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-10