ANNFIELD PLAIN CRICKET CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04340302 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-12-14
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.2y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2025-03-30
Average employees200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-08
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    JONES, David Richard appointed
    director
  5. 2024-10-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-01-10
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    BECK, Laurence Christopher resigned
    director
  7. 2024-01-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-01-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-03-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-03-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-03-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-03-07
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    BECK, Laurence Christopher appointed
    director
  19. 2019-03-07
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    CALVERT, John Robert resigned
    director
  20. 2018-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-11-28
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    SAMS, Gary Edward, Mr. resigned
    director
  22. 2013-03-26
    ➖
    BLACK, Stephen Paul, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  23. 2013-03-26
    ➖
    BLACK, Stephen Paul, Mr. resigned
    director
  24. 2013-03-26
    ➕
    CALVERT, John Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2007-12-11
    ➕
    BLACK, Stephen Paul, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-12-11
    ➖
    MARRS, Allen resigned
    secretary
  27. 2007-12-11
    ➕
    BLACK, Stephen Paul, Mr. appointed
    director
  28. 2007-12-11
    ➕
    SAMS, Gary Edward, Mr. appointed
    director
  29. 2006-01-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  30. 2002-08-11
    ➕
    MARRS, Allen appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-07-13
    ➖
    DOSKETT, Lynn resigned
    secretary
  32. 2001-12-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ANNFIELD PLAIN CRICKET CLUB LIMITED
  33. 2001-12-14
    ➕
    NEWSTEAD, Steven appointed
    director
  34. 2001-12-14
    ➕
    DOSKETT, Lynn appointed
    secretary
  35. 2001-12-14
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2001-12-14
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

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 Steven Newstead
Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Laurence Christopher Beckceased 10/01/2024· significant influence
  • Mr John Robert Calvertceased 07/03/2019· significant influence

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
Incorporated2001-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Annfield Plain Cricket Club
Enterprise Park Greencroft
Stanley
Durham
DH9 8PP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

JONES, David Richard→
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEWSTEAD, Steven→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACK, Stephen Paul, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-11 · resigned 2013-03-26
Resigned
DOSKETT, Lynn→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-14 · resigned 2002-07-13
Resigned
MARRS, Allen→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-11 · resigned 2007-12-11
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-14 · resigned 2001-12-14
Resigned
BECK, Laurence Christopher→
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-03-07 · resigned 2024-01-10
Resigned
BLACK, Stephen Paul, Mr.→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-12-11 · resigned 2013-03-26
Resigned
CALVERT, John Robert→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-03-26 · resigned 2019-03-07
Resigned
SAMS, Gary Edward, Mr.→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-12-11 · resigned 2014-11-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage2 properties26/01/2006—
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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-04