A. F. C. FYLDE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05916248 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-25
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
76 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.

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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.

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
Metric2025-05-302024-05-30
Average employees754600

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-07
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  3. 2025-03-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-03-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-03-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-11-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-11-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-02
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    KING, Stuart John resigned
    director
  15. 2018-11-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-09-08
    ➖
    PICTON, Eric resigned
    secretary
  18. 2016-09-08
    ➖
    DAVEY, Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2009-06-08
    ➕
    PICTON, Eric appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-06-08
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Alan resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-06-17
    ➖
    DAVEY, Robert resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-06-17
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Alan appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-06-17
    ➖
    BALDWIN, Michael resigned
    director
  24. 2008-06-17
    ➕
    KING, Stuart John appointed
    director
  25. 2006-11-28
    ➕
    DAVEY, Robert appointed
    director
  26. 2006-08-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A. F. C. FYLDE LIMITED
  27. 2006-08-25
    ➕
    DAVIS, John Conlin appointed
    director
  28. 2006-08-25
    ➕
    HAYTHORNWAITE, David Alan appointed
    director
  29. 2006-08-25
    ➕
    DAVEY, Robert appointed
    secretary
  30. 2006-08-25
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2006-08-25
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2006-08-25
    ➕
    BALDWIN, Michael appointed
    director
  33. 2006-08-25
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2006-08-25
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Dixon Grange Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Dixon Grange Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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A. F. C. FYLDE LIMITED
This company · 05916248

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dixon Grange Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/02/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Conlin Davisceased 23/02/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mr David Alan Haythornthwaiteceased 23/02/2023· 25-50% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Mill Farm Sports Village Coronation Way
Wesham
Preston
PR4 3JZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

DAVIS, John Conlin→
director · ~78y · appointed 2006-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYTHORNWAITE, David Alan→
director · ~73y · appointed 2006-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVEY, Robert→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-25 · resigned 2008-06-17
Resigned
PICTON, Eric→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-08 · resigned 2016-09-08
Resigned
ROBINSON, Alan→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-17 · resigned 2009-06-08
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-08-25 · resigned 2006-08-25
Resigned
BALDWIN, Michael→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-08-25 · resigned 2008-06-17
Resigned
DAVEY, Robert→
director · ~86y · appointed 2006-11-28 · resigned 2016-09-08
Resigned
KING, Stuart John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-06-17 · resigned 2018-11-02
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-08-25 · resigned 2006-08-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10