CARSHALTON ATHLETIC F.C. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05316320 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-17
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 9.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees564900

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2024-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-09-07
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    MANNOOCH, Victoria appointed
    director
  8. 2022-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-12-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-28
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    BLANCHARD, Christopher Ronald resigned
    director
  16. 2017-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2017-07-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Football Stadia Improvement Fund Limited
  19. 2015-12-10
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    BLANCHARD, Christopher Ronald appointed
    director
  20. 2015-02-18
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    DONOHOE, Natasha Karen resigned
    secretary
  21. 2013-04-30
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    DIPRE, Claire Elizabeth appointed
    director
  22. 2013-04-30
    ➕
    RIDDEL, Kelly Louise appointed
    director
  23. 2013-01-18
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Paul Frederick appointed
    director
  24. 2013-01-18
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Frank resigned
    director
  25. 2009-11-30
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    DRIVER, Harry Heywood resigned
    director
  26. 2009-11-27
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    THOMPSON, Frank appointed
    director
  27. 2009-01-01
    ➕
    DONOHOE, Natasha Karen appointed
    secretary
  28. 2008-12-31
    ➖
    DAVIES, Janet Ann resigned
    secretary
  29. 2008-11-29
    ➖
    SEARLE, Roger Michael resigned
    director
  30. 2008-06-13
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    DAVIES, Janet Ann appointed
    secretary
  31. 2008-06-13
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    DIPRE, Paul Vincent resigned
    secretary
  32. 2008-02-15
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    DIPRE, Paul Vincent appointed
    director
  33. 2008-02-15
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    DIPRE, Paul Vincent appointed
    secretary
  34. 2008-02-15
    ➖
    WITHERS, Leslie Edward resigned
    secretary
  35. 2008-02-15
    ➖
    WITHERS, Leslie Edward resigned
    director
  36. 2006-02-08
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    WITHERS, Leslie Edward appointed
    director
  37. 2004-12-17
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    Company incorporated
    As CARSHALTON ATHLETIC F.C. LIMITED
  38. 2004-12-17
    ➕
    WITHERS, Leslie Edward appointed
    secretary
  39. 2004-12-17
    ➕
    DRIVER, Harry Heywood appointed
    director
  40. 2004-12-17
    ➕
    SEARLE, Roger Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Vincent Dipre
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

War Memorial Sports Ground
Colston Avenue
Carshalton
Surrey
SM5 2PW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (5 active · 9 resigned)

DIPRE, Claire Elizabeth→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DIPRE, Paul Vincent→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-02-15
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Active
MANNOOCH, Victoria→
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-09-07
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Active
RIDDEL, Kelly Louise→
director · ~38y · appointed 2013-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Paul Frederick→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-01-18
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Active
DAVIES, Janet Ann→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-13 · resigned 2008-12-31
Resigned
DIPRE, Paul Vincent→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-15 · resigned 2008-06-13
Resigned
DONOHOE, Natasha Karen→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-01 · resigned 2015-02-18
Resigned
WITHERS, Leslie Edward→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-17 · resigned 2008-02-15
Resigned
BLANCHARD, Christopher Ronald→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-12-10 · resigned 2018-11-28
Resigned
DRIVER, Harry Heywood→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-12-17 · resigned 2009-11-30
Resigned
SEARLE, Roger Michael→
director · ~71y · appointed 2004-12-17 · resigned 2008-11-29
Resigned
THOMPSON, Frank→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-11-27 · resigned 2013-01-18
Resigned
WITHERS, Leslie Edward→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-02-08 · resigned 2008-02-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Football Stadia Improvement Fund
The Football Stadia Improvement Fund Limited
A registered charge1 property12/07/2017—
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Recent filings (94 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-20