CAPOEIRA NOTTINGHAM CIC

🌳Matureactive
07346294 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-08-16
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,801
Cash YoY
+264%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↑ 264% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£501£1k£2k£2k£3kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£1.8k£2.0k
Current assets£2.5k£2.0k
Cash£2.4k£655
Debtors£120£1.4k
Net assets£1.8k£1.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2021-05-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-05-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-05-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-05-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-05-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2021-04-24
    ➕
    EKPENYONG, Benjamin appointed
    director
  15. 2021-04-24
    ➖
    DICHMONT, Hugh William resigned
    secretary
  16. 2021-04-24
    ➖
    DICHMONT, Hugh William resigned
    director
  17. 2021-03-07
    ➕
    LING, Kin appointed
    director
  18. 2020-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-09-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2019-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2019-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2010-08-16
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    Company incorporated
    As CAPOEIRA NOTTINGHAM CIC
  23. 2010-08-16
    ➕
    SAKELAROPOULOS, Kiriacos Stephen Constantine appointed
    director
  24. 2010-08-16
    ➕
    DICHMONT, Hugh William appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-08-16
    ➕
    DICHMONT, Hugh William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benjamin Steven Ekpenyong
Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39
——sig. influencesignificant influence08/03/2021
Mr Kin Ling
Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
——sig. influencesignificant influence08/03/2021
Mr Kiriacos Stephen Constantine Sakelaropoulos
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

International Community Centre Icc Ymca
61b Mansfield Rd
Nottingham
NG1 3FN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

EKPENYONG, Benjamin→
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LING, Kin→
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAKELAROPOULOS, Kiriacos Stephen Constantine→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DICHMONT, Hugh William→
secretary · appointed 2010-08-16 · resigned 2021-04-24
Resigned
DICHMONT, Hugh William→
director · ~42y · appointed 2010-08-16 · resigned 2021-04-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-08