ALL FOR SPORT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05744800 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-16
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£58.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (73/100).
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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £58,242
Cash YoY
+3%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£44k
↑ 2.8% YoY
Net Worth
£58k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£73k
↓ 3.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £64.7k | £74.4k |
| Current assets | £72.8k | £75.0k |
| Cash | £43.9k | £42.7k |
| Debtors | £28.9k | £32.4k |
| Net assets | £58.2k | £57.6k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-28📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-07-24➖FESTA, Joseph resigneddirector
- 2025-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-14➖ROCK, David Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2020-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-03➖FITZPATRICK, Catherine resigneddirector
- 2019-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-01-08➕FITZPATRICK, Catherine appointeddirector
- 2017-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-09-03➕ROCK, David Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2006-03-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ALL FOR SPORT LIMITED
- 2006-03-16➕BARNFATHER, Paul Alex appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-16➕BARNFATHER, Paul Alex appointeddirector
- 2006-03-16➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-03-16➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-03-16➕FESTA, Joseph appointeddirector
- 2006-03-16➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-03-16➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Alexander Barnfather Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Joseph John Festaceased 24/07/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education
Registered office
177 London Road
Hertford Heath
Hertford
SG13 7PN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
BARNFATHER, Paul Alex→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-03-16
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BARNFATHER, Paul Alex→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2006-03-16
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-16 · resigned 2006-03-16
FESTA, Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2006-03-16 · resigned 2025-07-24
FITZPATRICK, Catherine→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2018-01-08 · resigned 2020-09-03
ROCK, David Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2012-09-03 · resigned 2020-09-14
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-16 · resigned 2006-03-16
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Recent filings (59 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-14
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-26