ANSTEY RFC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07275663 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-06-07

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

£1.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed leisure with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

39 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,519

Net assets shrinking

Down £446 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

↓ 23% YoY

Current Assets

£833

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£1.5k	£2.0k
Current assets	£833	£833
Net assets	£1.5k	£2.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-03-20
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2025-03-19
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2024-03-18
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2022-10-12
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2021-09-22
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2020-11-25
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accounts · AA
2020-01-24
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accounts · AA
2019-01-28
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accounts · AA
2017-08-11
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accounts · AA
2017-07-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-07-04
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address · AD01
2016-08-05
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APPERLEY, Raymond resigned
director
2016-08-05
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officers · TM01
2016-08-05
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accounts · AA
2016-06-21
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annual-return · AR01
2015-08-07
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accounts · AA
2015-06-23
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annual-return · AR01
2010-06-07
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Company incorporated
As ANSTEY RFC LIMITED
2010-06-07
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APPERLEY, Christopher Raymond appointed
director
2010-06-07
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POLLOCK, Ian appointed
director
2010-06-07
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APPERLEY, Raymond appointed
director
2010-06-07
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STEPHENS, Graham Robertson appointed
director
2010-06-07
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STEPHENS, Graham Robertson resigned
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

84/100

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 70 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 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-05

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Chris Apperley Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	10/06/2017

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

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AP EVENT & PRODUCTION LTD→ 08881593 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
APHM LIMITED→ 06044453 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2010-06-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

105 Andrew Road

Anstey

Leicester

LE7 7BD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-05OVERDUE

Last: 2025-06-21

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

APPERLEY, Christopher Raymond→

director · ~70y · appointed 2010-06-07

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Active

POLLOCK, Ian→

director · ~70y · appointed 2010-06-07

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Active

APPERLEY, Raymond→

director · ~44y · appointed 2010-06-07 · resigned 2016-08-05

Resigned

STEPHENS, Graham Robertson→

director · ~76y · appointed 2010-06-07 · resigned 2010-06-07

Resigned

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