THOMPSON LEISURE LIMITED

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NI609785 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-03
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
£23.67M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45190
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Conservative operator. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.3y

60/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 1.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
58 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.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £569,441

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£2.2m£4.5m£6.7m£9.0m£11mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Turnover£23.67M—
Gross profit£3.19M—
Profit before tax£569.4k—
Total assets—£4.08M
Current assets—£11.19M
Cash—£948.2k
Debtors—£223.9k
Net assets—£2.40M
Average employees3900—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-21
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    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-02-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Northern Bank Limited
  4. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  6. 2023-10-06
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2023-09-04
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-23
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    capital · SH03
  9. 2023-03-10
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-03-10
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2023-03-06
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  12. 2023-02-28
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    THOMPSON, Rochelle resigned
    secretary
  13. 2023-02-28
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    THOMPSON, Natasha resigned
    director
  14. 2023-01-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-01-16
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    THOMPSON, Alexander Samuel appointed
    director
  16. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-05-25
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  18. 2022-05-24
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  19. 2022-05-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2022-05-24
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  21. 2022-03-10
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  22. 2022-03-09
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  23. 2022-01-19
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    officers · AP03
  24. 2022-01-14
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    THOMPSON, Rochelle appointed
    secretary
  25. 2021-10-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  26. 2019-03-21
    ➖
    TINSLEY, Derek resigned
    director
  27. 2019-03-20
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    THOMPSON, William Samuel appointed
    director
  28. 2017-02-01
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Alexander appointed
    secretary
  29. 2015-02-26
    ➖
    THOMPSON, William Samuel resigned
    director
  30. 2013-08-28
    ➕
    THOMPSON, William Samuel appointed
    director
  31. 2012-02-11
    ➕
    TINSLEY, Derek appointed
    director
  32. 2011-11-03
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    Company incorporated
    As THOMPSON LEISURE LIMITED
  33. 2011-11-03
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Natasha appointed
    director

Owner dependency

89/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "THOMPSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

16/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — THOMPSON, Alexander Samuel (same surname) appointed 2023-01-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mr Alexander Samuel Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1995 · age 31
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/02/2023
Mr William Samuel Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest24/05/2022
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alexander Samuel Thompsonceased 16/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Miss Rochelle Thompsonceased 16/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Miss Natasha Thompsonceased 16/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Derek Tinsleyceased 21/03/2019· significant influence

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
Incorporated2011-11-03
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC45190 — SIC 45190

Registered office

21 Rowantree Road
Dromore
Co. Down
BT25 1NN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last: 2025-05-26

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

THOMPSON, Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2017-02-01
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Active
THOMPSON, Alexander Samuel→
director · ~31y · appointed 2023-01-16
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Active
THOMPSON, William Samuel→
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-03-20
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Active
THOMPSON, Rochelle→
secretary · appointed 2022-01-14 · resigned 2023-02-28
Resigned
THOMPSON, Natasha→
director · ~34y · appointed 2011-11-03 · resigned 2023-02-28
Resigned
THOMPSON, William Samuel→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-08-28 · resigned 2015-02-26
Resigned
TINSLEY, Derek→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-02-11 · resigned 2019-03-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Northern Bank
Northern Bank Limited
A registered charge—21/02/2025—
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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-05
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-03-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-03-10
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-29