AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME

🌳Matureactive
SC305326 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-07-11
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.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy — profile has hardened into "well run hard buy" recently.
  • · Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
  • · Hygiene score: 70 → 90
  • · Opportunity score: 73 → 81
  • · Bankability: 65 → 75
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
  • · 3 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • ·Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
  • ↑Opportunity score: 73 → 81
  • ↑Hygiene score: 70 → 90
  • ↑Bankability: 65 → 75
  • ·Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85520Cultural education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Very low cash
Cash position: £0
Net assets shrinking
Down £762 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£0
Net Worth
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
—
£0£152£305£457£610£762Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£0£762
Current assets£0—
Cash£0—
Debtors£0—
Net assets£0£762

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-04-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2021-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-18
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2021-05-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2019-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-02-18
    ➖
    MINNIS, Helen Jennifer, Prof resigned
    director
  16. 2018-05-28
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2018-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-05-20
    ➕
    MINNIS, Helen Jennifer, Prof appointed
    director
  19. 2018-05-19
    ➕
    KOEPPLINGER, Stephen Patrick appointed
    secretary
  20. 2018-05-19
    ➕
    CHOUDKHURI, Makhib appointed
    director
  21. 2018-05-19
    ➕
    MANDEVILLE, Robert Parnell, Dr appointed
    director
  22. 2018-05-19
    ➖
    FRASER, Colin resigned
    director
  23. 2018-05-19
    ➖
    JACKSON, Scott John Walker resigned
    director
  24. 2018-05-19
    ➖
    KOEPPLINGER, Stephen Patrick resigned
    director
  25. 2018-05-19
    ➖
    WILD, Kieran resigned
    director
  26. 2014-08-01
    ➖
    CHESTNUTT, Brian James resigned
    director
  27. 2014-01-16
    ➕
    JACKSON, Scott John Walker appointed
    director
  28. 2011-08-10
    ➕
    FRASER, Colin appointed
    director
  29. 2010-10-19
    ➕
    WILD, Kieran appointed
    director
  30. 2009-10-12
    ➖
    MCGINNESS, Allan resigned
    director
  31. 2009-09-01
    ➕
    CHESTNUTT, Brian James appointed
    director
  32. 2007-10-04
    ➖
    NLSTOW, Nicholas Paul Graham resigned
    secretary
  33. 2007-10-04
    ➖
    FRASER, Ian Edward resigned
    director
  34. 2007-04-04
    ➕
    CREED, Gisela appointed
    director
  35. 2007-04-04
    ➕
    FRASER, Ian Edward appointed
    director
  36. 2006-07-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME
  37. 2006-07-11
    ➕
    NLSTOW, Nicholas Paul Graham appointed
    secretary
  38. 2006-07-11
    ➕
    KOEPPLINGER, Stephen Patrick appointed
    director
  39. 2006-07-11
    ➕
    MCGINNESS, Allan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Patrick Koepplinger
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2006-07-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

72 Duncruin Street
Glasgow
G20 0EZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

KOEPPLINGER, Stephen Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2018-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHOUDKHURI, Makhib→
director · ~28y · appointed 2018-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CREED, Gisela→
director · ~86y · appointed 2007-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANDEVILLE, Robert Parnell, Dr→
director · ~81y · appointed 2018-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NLSTOW, Nicholas Paul Graham→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-11 · resigned 2007-10-04
Resigned
CHESTNUTT, Brian James→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-09-01 · resigned 2014-08-01
Resigned
FRASER, Colin→
director · ~38y · appointed 2011-08-10 · resigned 2018-05-19
Resigned
FRASER, Ian Edward→
director · ~76y · appointed 2007-04-04 · resigned 2007-10-04
Resigned
JACKSON, Scott John Walker→
director · ~32y · appointed 2014-01-16 · resigned 2018-05-19
Resigned
KOEPPLINGER, Stephen Patrick→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-07-11 · resigned 2018-05-19
Resigned
MCGINNESS, Allan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-07-11 · resigned 2009-10-12
Resigned
MINNIS, Helen Jennifer, Prof→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-05-20 · resigned 2019-02-18
Resigned
WILD, Kieran→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-10-19 · resigned 2018-05-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-13