CARLISLE UNITED FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST

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06731387 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2008-10-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
21 officers (8 active, 21 linked, 17 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-30
Average employees35

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-06-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-06-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-03-20
    CLIBBENS, Nigel appointed
    director
  8. 2024-03-20
    PIATAK, Alice Corrine appointed
    director
  9. 2024-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-02-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-02-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-01-24
    DAWSON, Helen Jane appointed
    director
  14. 2024-01-10
    HALL, Andrew resigned
    director
  15. 2024-01-10
    PATTISON, Steven resigned
    director
  16. 2023-11-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-11-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-10-05
    BROUGH, Helen appointed
    director
  20. 2023-10-04
    BROUGH, Helen appointed
    director
  21. 2023-10-04
    BROUGH, Helen resigned
    director
  22. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-11-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2022-11-21
    MITCHELL, James resigned
    director
  25. 2022-08-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2022-04-14
    KAVENEY, Kathryn Susan resigned
    director
  28. 2021-06-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2021-06-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2021-04-21
    HASTINGS, Gordon James appointed
    director
  31. 2021-04-21
    ROBERTSON, Graeme James resigned
    director
  32. 2021-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  33. 2020-02-28
    SCOTT, Samantha Ann resigned
    secretary
  34. 2020-01-23
    AISTON, Lisa Michelle resigned
    secretary
  35. 2020-01-23
    SCOTT, Samantha Ann appointed
    secretary
  36. 2019-02-26
    GORDON, Andrew appointed
    director
  37. 2019-02-26
    AISTON, Lisa Michelle appointed
    secretary
  38. 2019-02-19
    SUDDART, Rachel Jane resigned
    director
  39. 2018-08-22
    ROBERTSON, Graeme James appointed
    director
  40. 2018-07-23
    NICHOLSON, Jemma Anne appointed
    director
  41. 2018-04-01
    MCKNIGHT, Sarah Louise resigned
    secretary
  42. 2018-03-26
    HALL, Andrew appointed
    director
  43. 2018-03-26
    KING, Philip resigned
    director
  44. 2017-08-03
    SMITH, Stephen Peter appointed
    director
  45. 2016-12-13
    KAVENEY, Kathryn Susan appointed
    director
  46. 2016-12-13
    KING, Philip appointed
    director
  47. 2016-12-13
    SUDDART, Rachel Jane appointed
    director
  48. 2015-06-15
    SCOWCROFT, Brian Kenneth resigned
    director
  49. 2008-12-09
    MCKNIGHT, Sarah Louise appointed
    secretary
  50. 2008-12-09
    WB COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 55 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

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

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2008-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Brunton Park
Warwick Road
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 1LL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (8 active · 13 resigned)

BROUGH, Helen
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-10-05
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Active
CLIBBENS, Nigel
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-03-20
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Active
DAWSON, Helen Jane
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-01-24
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Active
GORDON, Andrew
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-02-26
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Active
HASTINGS, Gordon James
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-04-21
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Active
NICHOLSON, Jemma Anne
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-07-23
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Active
PIATAK, Alice Corrine
director · ~32y · appointed 2024-03-20
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Active
SMITH, Stephen Peter
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-08-03
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Active
AISTON, Lisa Michelle
secretary · appointed 2019-02-26 · resigned 2020-01-23
Resigned
MCKNIGHT, Sarah Louise
secretary · appointed 2008-12-09 · resigned 2018-04-01
Resigned
SCOTT, Samantha Ann
secretary · appointed 2020-01-23 · resigned 2020-02-28
Resigned
WB COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-10-23 · resigned 2008-12-09
Resigned
BROUGH, Helen
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-10-04 · resigned 2023-10-04
Resigned
HALL, Andrew
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-03-26 · resigned 2024-01-10
Resigned
KAVENEY, Kathryn Susan
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-12-13 · resigned 2022-04-14
Resigned
KING, Philip
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-12-13 · resigned 2018-03-26
Resigned
MITCHELL, James
director · ~80y · appointed 2008-10-23 · resigned 2022-11-21
Resigned
PATTISON, Steven
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-10-23 · resigned 2024-01-10
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Graeme James
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-08-22 · resigned 2021-04-21
Resigned
SCOWCROFT, Brian Kenneth
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-10-23 · resigned 2015-06-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31