ACADEMY SOCCER COACH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07385315 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-23
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
£669.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £669,545

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£670k
↑ 8.9% YoY
Current Assets
£834k
↑ 7.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£167k£334k£501k£667k£834kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£669.5k£614.9k
Current assets£834.2k£777.6k
Net assets£669.5k£614.9k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-24
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-09-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-08-15
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    capital · SH01
  8. 2023-08-15
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    capital · SH01
  9. 2023-08-15
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    capital · SH01
  10. 2023-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-14
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-04
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    officers · AP03
  13. 2022-02-24
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    MASON, Katie appointed
    secretary
  14. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-10-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-09-03
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    CLARKE, Ricky resigned
    director
  20. 2014-09-18
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    CLARKE, Ricky appointed
    director
  21. 2013-08-12
    ➕
    BEALE, Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2012-09-06
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    BEALE, Terence Willam, Mr. resigned
    director
  23. 2012-03-22
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    BEALE, Michael resigned
    director
  24. 2012-03-21
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    BEALE, Terence Willam, Mr. appointed
    director
  25. 2010-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ACADEMY SOCCER COACH LIMITED
  26. 2010-09-23
    ➕
    ABBOTT, Phil appointed
    director
  27. 2010-09-23
    ➕
    BEALE, Michael 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
  • +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.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Phil Abbott
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Archer House Britland Estate
Northbourne Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN22 8PW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MASON, Katie→
secretary · appointed 2022-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABBOTT, Phil→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-09-23
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Active
BEALE, Michael→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEALE, Michael→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-09-23 · resigned 2012-03-22
Resigned
BEALE, Terence Willam, Mr.→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-03-21 · resigned 2012-09-06
Resigned
CLARKE, Ricky→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-09-18 · resigned 2017-09-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-08-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-08-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-14