A & D SPORTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04590002 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-14

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.

Why now

Window steady · medium confidence

Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.

· Refinance opportunity: under_pressure → clean_up_first

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 22.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 0 improved, 0 worsened.

·Refinance opportunity: under_pressure → clean_up_first

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£925.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 32300

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.5y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 22.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (85/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £925,048

Cash YoY

-12%

Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£329k

↓ 12% YoY

Net Worth

£925k

↑ 4.3% YoY

Current Assets

£1.1m

↓ 7.2% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£1.06M	£1.23M	£1.59M
Current assets	£1.12M	£1.21M	£1.47M
Cash	£329.2k	£372.6k	£446.7k
Debtors	£429.5k	£595.4k	£736.2k
Net assets	£925.0k	£887.3k	£1.08M

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-06-23
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accounts · AA
2025-09-29
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accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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accounts · AA
2022-07-25
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accounts · AA
2021-08-10
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accounts · AA
2021-04-16
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mortgage · MR04
2021-04-16
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mortgage · MR04
2021-04-16
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mortgage · MR04
2021-04-16
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mortgage · MR04
2021-04-16
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Charge satisfied #8
2021-04-16
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Charge satisfied #6
2021-04-16
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Charge satisfied #5
2021-04-16
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Charge satisfied #4
2020-07-23
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accounts · AA
2019-06-13
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accounts · AA
2018-06-01
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accounts · AA
2017-09-25
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accounts · AA
2016-05-28
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mortgage · MR04
2016-05-28
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Charge satisfied #7
2016-05-06
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Charge registered #8
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2016-04-01
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Charge registered #7
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2014-10-31
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Charge registered #6
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2012-07-24
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Charge satisfied #1
2012-06-11
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Charge registered #5
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2012-06-11
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Charge registered #4
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2012-05-22
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2004-03-05
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2004-01-21
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2002-11-14
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Company incorporated
As A & D SPORTS LIMITED
2002-11-14
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GOLDEN, Darren appointed
secretary
2002-11-14
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GOLDEN, Angela appointed
director
2002-11-14
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GOLDEN, Darren appointed
director
2002-11-14
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-11-14
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-11-14
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-11-14
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

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.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

A & D Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A & D Investments Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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A & D SPORTS LIMITED

This company · 04590002

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
A & D Investments Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	12/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-11-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC32300 — SIC 32300

Registered office

Golden Works

Lawton Street

Rochdale

Lancashire

OL12 0LQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-22

Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GOLDEN, Darren→

secretary · appointed 2002-11-14

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Active

GOLDEN, Angela→

director · ~50y · appointed 2002-11-14

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Active

GOLDEN, Darren→

director · ~55y · appointed 2002-11-14

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Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-14 · resigned 2002-11-14

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-14 · resigned 2002-11-14

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	06/05/2016	16/04/2021
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	01/04/2016	28/05/2016
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	31/10/2014	16/04/2021
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	11/06/2012	16/04/2021
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	11/06/2012	16/04/2021
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	22/05/2012	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Mortgage deed	1 property	05/03/2004	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	21/01/2004	24/07/2012

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