ANSELMIANS RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

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07397767 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-10-05

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to May 2025

Net worth

£1.10M

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

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -34% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 5.7y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 5.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

31 officers (8 active, 31 linked, 26 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

100 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,095,677

Net assets shrinking

Down £39,699 YoY

Cash YoY

-34%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£26k

↓ 34% YoY

Net Worth

£1.1m

↓ 3.5% YoY

Current Assets

£41k

↓ 30% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£1.15M	£1.21M
Current assets	£40.6k	£58.0k
Cash	£26.3k	£40.1k
Debtors	£7.0k	£11.6k
Net assets	£1.10M	£1.14M

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (78 events)Click to expand

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JENNER, Daniel resigned
director
2024-11-19
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MCGOWAN, Christopher Paul resigned
director
2024-08-20
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ROBERTS, Dylan Matthew appointed
director
2024-08-20
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ROBERTS, Simon John appointed
director
2024-08-02
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PETTERSON, Trevor appointed
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2024-07-16
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HOPWOOD, Lucy Clare resigned
secretary
2024-07-16
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BRAMHALL, Samuel Peter resigned
director
2024-07-16
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KIMPTON, Richard Lawrence resigned
director
2024-02-26
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MCDONALD, James Damian resigned
director
2023-11-13
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CARSON, Alan appointed
director
2023-10-11
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PETTERSON, Trevor John appointed
director
2023-10-11
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JENNER, Daniel appointed
director
2022-10-25
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2022-10-12
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HASTEWELL, Sean appointed
director
2022-10-12
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HOPWOOD, Lucy Clare appointed
director
2022-10-12
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HOPWOOD, Lucy Clare appointed
secretary
2022-10-12
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BRAMHALL, Samuel Peter appointed
director
2022-10-12
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KAY, Paul resigned
director
2022-07-31
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KIMPTON, Jamie resigned
director
2022-02-18
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MCKENZIE, James resigned
director
2022-01-28
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PILGRIM, Stephen Anthony resigned
director
2021-10-06
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BRADLEY, James Edward resigned
director
2021-10-05
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SIBAL, Ravi resigned
director
2021-07-23
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PETTERSON, Trevor John resigned
secretary
2021-05-24
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BURNETT, Richard Hugh resigned
director
2021-01-19
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MCGOWAN, Christopher Paul appointed
director
2020-12-13
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KIMPTON, Jamie appointed
director
2020-10-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Reliance Bank Limited
2020-10-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Reliance Bank Limited
2020-10-06
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KAY, Paul appointed
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Incorporated2010-10-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Enterprise House The Courtyard

Old Court House Road

Bromborough

CH62 4UE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-19

Last: 2025-10-05