CHARLTON ATHLETIC FOOTBALL COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01788466 · ltd · incorporated 1984-02-02
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 20 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).
🏦
Refinance opportunity
26 live charges · 20 lenders · oldest 34.4y
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 34.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 20 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 63/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
26 charges (26/26 with lender, 26/26 with type)
90
Directors & officers
50 officers (2 active, 50 linked, 46 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
279 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (155 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-03➖WARRICK, Edward Mark resigneddirector
- 2026-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-14➕CARTER, Gavin appointeddirector
- 2025-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-08-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-21➕RODWELL, James Richard appointeddirector
- 2023-07-21➖RIFKIND, Leo resigneddirector
- 2023-07-21➖SANDGAARD, Thomas resigneddirector
- 2023-07-21➕WARRICK, Edward Mark appointeddirector
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-04📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-09-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-18📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-02-17📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2021-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-02-24➕RIFKIND, Leo appointeddirector
- 2020-09-25➖AL NASIRAT, Tahnoon resigneddirector
- 2020-09-25➖FLORICA, Claudiu Ionut resigneddirector
- 2020-09-25➖MIHAIL, Marian Ioan resigneddirector
- 2020-09-25➕SANDGAARD, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2020-03-19➕FLORICA, Claudiu Ionut appointeddirector
- 2020-03-19➖HELLER, Jonathan Anthony Gerald resigneddirector
- 2020-03-19➕MIHAIL, Marian Ioan appointeddirector
- 2020-03-19➖SOUTHALL, Matthew resigneddirector
- 2020-01-23➕AL NASIRAT, Tahnoon appointeddirector
- 2020-01-23➖DUCHÂTELET, Roland resigneddirector
- 2020-01-23➖GALLEN, Stephen James resigneddirector
- 2020-01-23➕HELLER, Jonathan Anthony Gerald appointeddirector
- 2020-01-23➖MURRAY OBODYNSKI, Richard Alan resigneddirector
- 2020-01-23➕SOUTHALL, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2020-01-23🔒Charge registered #26Lender: Staprix Nv
- 2019-09-02➕GALLEN, Stephen James appointeddirector
- 2017-12-31➖MEIRE, Katrien resigneddirector
- 2017-04-27🔓Charge satisfied #25
- 2017-04-27🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2017-04-27🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2017-04-27🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2017-04-27🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2014-01-28➖SLATER, Michael Robert resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 155 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
9 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Se7 Partners Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Se7 Partners Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
⬇
CHARLTON ATHLETIC FOOTBALL COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 01788466
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Se7 Partners Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/07/2023 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Clear Ocean Capital Limitedceased 21/07/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Thomas Sandgaardceased 25/09/2020· significant influence
- East Street Investments Limitedceased 25/09/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Roland Duchateletceased 23/01/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Leisure & entertainment · SE postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM WELCH LTD→ 12365117 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ADOPT A POTTER LIMITED→ 10579527 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ALDERTON TRADING LIMITED→ 16287788 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALEXANDRA GREEN LIMITED→ 14473641 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALICE MASTERS ART LIMITED→ 15996012 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALL OCCASIONS EVENT PLANNING LTD→ 15822483 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALL PAWZ LTD→ 16799620 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALL SAINTS THEATRE LIMITED→ 03779270 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| ALL SEASON VILLAS LIMITED→ 10779167 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ALL THINGS IN ONE LIMITED→ 11013804 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ALL-ROUNDED SPORTS LTD→ 16449016 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALLDAT LTD→ 11968676 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
The Valley
Floyd Road
London
SE7 8BL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21
Officers (2 active · 48 resigned)
CARTER, Gavin→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RODWELL, James Richard→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FULLER, Jonathan Tom Telford→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1997-02-24
BRACHERS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1997-02-24 · resigned 2003-02-01
DAVIES LAVERY COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-02-01 · resigned 2005-01-31
VERTEX LAW (CO SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2010-12-31
AL NASIRAT, Tahnoon→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-01-23 · resigned 2020-09-25
ALWEN, Roger Norman→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2009-09-25
BONE, Gregory Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1994-02-21 · resigned 2007-10-08
BUTLER-GALLIE, Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-09-25 · resigned 2010-12-31
CAPELIN, Nigel Edwin→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1997-06-16 · resigned 2009-12-04
CHAPPELL, Derek Guy→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2005-07-08 · resigned 2010-08-23
CLARKE, Stephen Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1993-02-27 · resigned 1995-06-20
COLLINS, Richard Denis→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 2009-09-25
DUCHÂTELET, Roland→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2014-01-03 · resigned 2020-01-23
FLORICA, Claudiu Ionut→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-03-19 · resigned 2020-09-25
FRANKLIN, Gideon Benjamin Cecil→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2000-03-27 · resigned 2009-09-25
FULLER, Jonathan Tom Telford→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1995-01-16 · resigned 1997-02-24
GALLEN, Stephen James→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-09-02 · resigned 2020-01-23
GEBBETT, Michael Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1997-07-28 · resigned 1999-11-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
26
Total charges
9
Outstanding
9
Active lenders
Status:Lender:26 of 26 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Staprix Nv | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/01/2020 | — | |
| satisfied | Lombard North Central Public Company Lombard North Central Public Limited Company | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/12/2010 | 27/04/2017 | |
| outstanding | David Hughes | Debenture | 1 property | 25/09/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | David Sumners | Debenture | 1 property | 25/09/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | David White | Debenture | 1 property | 25/09/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | Sir Maurice Hatter | Debenture | 1 property | 19/06/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | Richard Alan Murray | Debenture | 1 property | 04/03/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | Derek Chappell | Debenture | 1 property | 04/03/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | 56 Developments 56 Developments LLP | Debenture | 1 property | 04/03/2009 | — | |
| satisfied | Investec Bank (UK) Investec Bank (UK) Limited | Assignment of receivables | 1 property | 23/12/2008 | 19/08/2009 | |
| satisfied | Richard Alan Murray and Derek Chappell | Debenture | 1 property | 19/03/2008 | 25/08/2010 | |
| satisfied | Richard Alan Murray | Debenture | 1 property | 31/12/2007 | 08/05/2008 | |
| satisfied | Bolistrom Bolistrom Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 04/09/2007 | 08/05/2008 | |
| satisfied | Lombard North Central | Chattel mortgage | 1 property | 29/06/2007 | 27/04/2017 | |
| satisfied | Derek Chappell | Debenture | 1 property | 08/05/2007 | 08/05/2008 | |
| satisfied | Sir Maurice Hatter | Debenture | 1 property | 08/05/2007 | 08/05/2008 | |
| satisfied | David Colin Sumners | Debenture | 1 property | 08/05/2007 | 08/05/2008 | |
| satisfied | Robert Charles Whitehand | Debenture | 1 property | 08/05/2007 | 08/05/2008 | |
| outstanding | Harmsworth Pension Funds Trustees (No.2) Harmsworth Pension Funds Trustees (No.2) Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 23/06/2006 | — | |
| satisfied | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | Legal mortgage and floating charge | 2 properties | 25/09/2001 | 27/04/2017 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 25/05/1999 | 27/04/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC | Mortgage debenture | 3 properties | 29/03/1999 | 27/04/2017 | |
| satisfied | Bolistrom Bolistrom Limited | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 24/02/1997 | 02/04/1999 | |
| satisfied | Kier Regional Kier Regional Limited | First supplemental mortgage debenture | 1 property | 14/12/1992 | 22/01/1999 | |
| satisfied | Kier Regional Kier Regional Limited | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 31/08/1992 | 22/01/1999 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 30/01/1992 | 20/05/1992 |
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.
Recent filings (279 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-08-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-15