AFC HUDDERSFIELD TOWN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04826060 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-09
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-18➕BELL, Alasdair Graeme appointeddirector
- 2025-07-18➕KILROY, Ian Patrick appointeddirector
- 2025-07-18➖METCALF, Barbra resignedsecretary
- 2025-07-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2006-04-01➕GARSIDE, John Marcus appointeddirector
- 2006-04-01➕PEPPER, Robert Edward appointeddirector
- 2006-04-01➕METCALF, Barbra appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-31➖SARGENT, Josephine resignedsecretary
- 2006-03-31➖SARGENT, Peter resigneddirector
- 2004-07-30➖HELLIWELL, Rachel resignedsecretary
- 2004-07-30➕SARGENT, Josephine appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AFC HUDDERSFIELD TOWN LIMITED
- 2003-07-09➕HELLIWELL, Rachel appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-09➕T.I.B. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-07-09➖T.I.B. SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-07-09➕SARGENT, Peter appointeddirector
- 2003-07-09➕T.I.B. NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2003-07-09➖T.I.B. NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Peter Sargent Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence | 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
Incorporated2003-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs
Registered office
35 Westgate
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD1 1PA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09
Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)
BELL, Alasdair Graeme→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-07-18
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GARSIDE, John Marcus→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2006-04-01
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KILROY, Ian Patrick→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-07-18
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PEPPER, Robert Edward→
Activedirector · ~86y · appointed 2006-04-01
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HELLIWELL, Rachel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-07-09 · resigned 2004-07-30
METCALF, Barbra→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2025-07-18
SARGENT, Josephine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-07-30 · resigned 2006-03-31
T.I.B. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-07-09 · resigned 2003-07-09
SARGENT, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2003-07-09 · resigned 2006-03-31
T.I.B. NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2003-07-09 · resigned 2003-07-09
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Recent filings (66 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-28