AMATEUR SWIMMING FEDERATION OF GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04322832 · ltd · incorporated 2001-11-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 1 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-08-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-02-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-09-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-01➕COX, Ashley Dominic appointeddirector
- 2013-10-01➖GRAY, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2012-10-01➖GUTTERIDGE, Daniel Joseph resigneddirector
- 2012-09-28➕GRAY, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2012-09-27➖GRAY, Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2001-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AMATEUR SWIMMING FEDERATION OF GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED
- 2001-11-14➕GRAY, Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2001-11-14➕GUTTERIDGE, Daniel Joseph appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
British Swimming Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
British Swimming Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AMATEUR SWIMMING FEDERATION OF GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED
This company · 04322832
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
British Swimming Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
Pavilion 3, Sportpark
3 Oakwood Drive Loughborough University
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 3QF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
COX, Ashley Dominic→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2013-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAY, Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-11-14 · resigned 2012-09-27
GRAY, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2012-09-28 · resigned 2013-10-01
GUTTERIDGE, Daniel Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2001-11-14 · resigned 2012-10-01
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Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-30