AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00457808 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1948-08-12

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

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

£103.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93120Activities of sport clubs
93199Other sports activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

62 officers (6 active, 62 linked, 57 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

304 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £103,172

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£61k

Net Worth

£103k

↑ 7.1% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	£103.2k	£96.3k
Current assets	—	£2.6k
Cash	£61.2k	—
Net assets	£103.2k	£96.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (120 events)Click to expand

2026-03-06
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2026-03-06
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officers · TM01
2026-03-05
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HOW, John resigned
director
2026-03-05
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ORBELL, Linda resigned
director
2025-06-18
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accounts · AA
2025-03-28
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officers · TM02
2025-03-28
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officers · TM01
2025-03-28
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officers · TM01
2025-03-20
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NICHOLLS, Walter resigned
secretary
2025-03-20
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BYETT, Ian Selwyn resigned
director
2025-03-20
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WOOD, Anthony resigned
director
2024-03-19
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accounts · AA
2024-03-18
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2024-03-18
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2024-03-14
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2024-03-14
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2024-03-07
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DURBIN, Geoffrey Graham William appointed
director
2024-03-07
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SIMPSON M.B.E., Jean Duncan appointed
director
2024-03-07
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DURBIN, Geoffrey Graham William resigned
director
2024-03-07
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WELFORD, Michael John resigned
director
2023-07-07
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accounts · AA
2023-06-16
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2023-06-16
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officers · CH01
2023-06-15
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FLOAT, Richard Henry resigned
director
2022-07-04
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2022-02-01
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2022-01-31
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ETCHELLS, Martin Ian resigned
director
2021-07-26
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2020-06-28
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accounts · AA
2020-04-08
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2020-03-24
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BARNES, Stewart appointed
director
2020-03-24
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DEAVES, Susan Anne appointed
director
2020-03-24
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ORBELL, Linda appointed
director
2020-03-24
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WELFORD, Michael John appointed
director
2019-01-17
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GANDEE, John Stephen appointed
director
2018-08-22
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GEBBELS, John Albert, Mr. resigned
director
2018-08-22
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RATCHFORD, Frances Patricia resigned
director
2017-03-09
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CARTER, Christopher Sydney resigned
director
2016-01-14
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HEYWOOD, Brian resigned
director
2016-01-14
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WOOD, Anthony appointed
director
2015-03-22
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BUNNER, Alfred George resigned
director
2013-09-12
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BUTCHER, Edwin Charles resigned
director
2013-09-12
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HOW, John appointed
director
2012-11-22
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GEBBELS, John Albert, Mr. appointed
director
2012-11-22
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NEIGHBOUR, Michael Robert resigned
director
2010-03-14
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ETCHELLS, Martin Ian appointed
director
2010-03-14
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JESSOP, Graham Antony resigned
director
2009-03-15
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CARTER, Christopher Sydney appointed
director
2009-01-15
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RATCHFORD, Frances Patricia appointed
director
2008-09-30
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CARTER, Christopher Sydney resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 120 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HOW, John resigned 2026-03-05; ORBELL, Linda resigned 2026-03-05

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1948-08-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Unit 11 Wincham Avenue

Unit 11

Northwich

Cheshire

CW9 6GB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-03

Last: 2025-12-20