GOALS SOCCER CENTRES BRISTOL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01422678 · ltd · incorporated 1979-05-24
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
11 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 38.4y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
173 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £100
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 |
| Debtors | £16.1k |
| Net assets | £100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-13📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-12-24📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-12-24📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-18📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-09-30📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-04-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-04-18🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2024-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-30🔒Charge registered #11Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (As Security Agent)
- 2023-02-07📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-02-07📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-12-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-20🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2022-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-27🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Alter Domus Trustees (UK) Limited
- 2022-05-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-05-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-03-08📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2022-03-08📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2021-09-06📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-10-29🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2019-12-18➕MCDERMOTT, Barry John appointeddirector
- 2019-12-18➕MCDERMOTT, Ian Jeremy appointeddirector
- 2019-10-31➖PARK, Louise Emily resignedsecretary
- 2019-10-31➖ANSON, Andrew Edward resigneddirector
- 2019-01-18➖GOW, William Berrie Gordon resignedsecretary
- 2019-01-18➕PARK, Louise Emily appointedsecretary
- 2019-01-18➕ANSON, Andrew Edward appointeddirector
- 2019-01-18➖GOW, William Berrie Gordon resigneddirector
- 2017-01-15➖ROGERS, Keith Taylor resigneddirector
- 2008-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2008-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2008-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2008-03-26🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2008-02-21➕GOW, William Berrie Gordon appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-21➖WATOLA, Antoni Jozef resignedsecretary
- 2008-02-21➖ARNOLD, Simon Rycroft resigneddirector
- 2008-02-21➖DUNFORD, Denis Hugh Addison resigneddirector
- 2008-02-21➖DUNFORD, Geoffrey Martin Hugh resigneddirector
- 2008-02-21➖DUNFORD, Marilyn Susan resigneddirector
- 2008-02-21➕GOW, William Berrie Gordon appointeddirector
- 2008-02-21➕ROGERS, Keith Taylor appointeddirector
- 2006-06-01➕ARNOLD, Simon Rycroft appointeddirector
- 2006-03-10🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2005-10-17🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 68 events
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Northwind 5s Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Northwind 5s Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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GOALS SOCCER CENTRES BRISTOL LIMITED
This company · 01422678
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Northwind 5s Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/10/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Golas Soccer Centres Plcceased 31/10/2019· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 11751495 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 2BU PRODUCTIONS LIMITED→ 06833927 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 2T SPORTS MANAGEMENT LTD→ 13597171 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 3 DEGREES PRODUCTION LTD→ 15993074 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 56ENTERTAINMENTS LIMITED→ 15677373 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| ABERTAWE CLIMBING LTD→ 13383720 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACTA COMMUNITY THEATRE LTD→ 02157661 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
| ACTION HERO→ 11182822 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities
Registered office
Goals Soccer Centres
Broomhill Road
Brislington
Bristol
BS4 5RG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13
Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)
MCDERMOTT, Barry John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCDERMOTT, Ian Jeremy→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUNFORD, Geoffrey Martin Hugh→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2004-04-01
GOW, William Berrie Gordon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-02-21 · resigned 2019-01-18
PARK, Louise Emily→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-01-18 · resigned 2019-10-31
WATOLA, Antoni Jozef→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-04-01 · resigned 2008-02-21
WHITE, John Leslie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1987-12-01 · resigned 1998-08-31
ANSON, Andrew Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-01-18 · resigned 2019-10-31
ARNOLD, Simon Rycroft→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2008-02-21
ARNOLD, Simon Rycroft→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1997-12-01 · resigned 2004-03-12
DUNFORD, Denis Hugh Addison→
Resigneddirector · ~104y · appointed 1996-04-12 · resigned 2008-02-21
DUNFORD, Geoffrey Martin Hugh→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · resigned 2008-02-21
DUNFORD, Marilyn Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2008-02-21
GOW, William Berrie Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2008-02-21 · resigned 2019-01-18
ROGERS, Keith Taylor→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2008-02-21 · resigned 2017-01-15
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Mortgages & charges
11
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | 4 properties | 30/11/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Alter Domus Trustees (UK) Alter Domus Trustees (UK) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/05/2022 | 18/04/2024 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/10/2020 | 20/12/2022 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 10/03/2006 | 26/03/2008 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 17/10/2005 | 26/03/2008 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 06/01/2004 | 26/03/2008 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 06/01/2004 | 26/03/2008 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/04/1996 | 06/03/2004 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 07/02/1990 | 06/03/2004 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/02/1988 | 06/03/2004 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 06/01/1988 | 06/03/2004 |
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Recent filings (173 total)
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-13
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-24
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-02
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-09-30
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2023-02-07