EUROPEAN RUGBY LEAGUE FEDERATION LTD

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07508065 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-01-27
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
27 officers (7 active, 27 linked, 24 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
95 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-02-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-22
    SHEPHERD, Craig Ian appointed
    director
  5. 2025-11-22
    IACOPETTI, Ileana resigned
    director
  6. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-03-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-03-27
    BALOUP, Dominique appointed
    director
  9. 2025-03-27
    DUMAS, Gilles Jean resigned
    director
  10. 2025-03-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-12-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-11-16
    REYNOLDS, James appointed
    director
  14. 2024-11-16
    YILDIZ, Gurol resigned
    director
  15. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2024-06-17
    COLEMAN, Richard Paul resigned
    director
  18. 2023-11-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2023-11-11
    NICHOLSON, Paul Graham resigned
    director
  20. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2023-07-17
    DUMAS, Gilles Jean appointed
    director
  22. 2023-07-17
    LACOSTE, Luc resigned
    director
  23. 2023-07-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2023-07-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2023-04-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2022-10-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2022-10-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2022-10-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2022-10-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2022-10-18
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  31. 2022-10-15
    THOMPSON, Graeme resigned
    secretary
  32. 2022-10-15
    CHOUDHURY, Mahdi Hassan resigned
    director
  33. 2022-10-15
    COLEMAN, Richard Paul appointed
    director
  34. 2022-10-15
    IACOPETTI, Ileana appointed
    director
  35. 2022-10-15
    THOMPSON, Graeme Nial resigned
    director
  36. 2022-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  37. 2022-04-20
    ANDREW, Dean Richard appointed
    director
  38. 2022-04-20
    DONCASTER, Tatiana Yrievna appointed
    director
  39. 2022-01-24
    YILDIZ, Gurol appointed
    director
  40. 2021-08-16
    WATKINS, Edward Maurice resigned
    director
  41. 2020-12-22
    LACOSTE, Luc appointed
    director
  42. 2020-12-22
    PALANQUES, Marc resigned
    director
  43. 2020-09-12
    JULIFF, Brian James appointed
    director
  44. 2020-09-12
    KLEYWEG, Colin resigned
    director
  45. 2020-07-07
    OBRIEN, Alison appointed
    director
  46. 2020-07-01
    THAIR, Chris resigned
    secretary
  47. 2020-07-01
    THOMPSON, Graeme appointed
    secretary
  48. 2019-03-21
    KAZANDJIAN, Danny resigned
    secretary
  49. 2019-03-21
    THAIR, Chris appointed
    secretary
  50. 2018-08-11
    CHOUDHURY, Mahdi Hassan appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 69 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

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 74 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
Incorporated2011-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Queensgate House
23 North Park Road
Harrogate
HG1 5PD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (7 active · 20 resigned)

ANDREW, Dean Richard
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-04-20
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Active
BALOUP, Dominique
director · ~69y · appointed 2025-03-27
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Active
DONCASTER, Tatiana Yrievna
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-04-20
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Active
JULIFF, Brian James
director · ~74y · appointed 2020-09-12
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Active
OBRIEN, Alison
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-07-07
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Active
REYNOLDS, James
director · ~70y · appointed 2024-11-16
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Active
SHEPHERD, Craig Ian
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-11-22
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Active
KAZANDJIAN, Danny
secretary · appointed 2011-01-27 · resigned 2019-03-21
Resigned
THAIR, Chris
secretary · appointed 2019-03-21 · resigned 2020-07-01
Resigned
THOMPSON, Graeme
secretary · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2022-10-15
Resigned
BOLTON, Sally
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-11-24 · resigned 2018-03-01
Resigned
CHOUDHURY, Mahdi Hassan
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-08-11 · resigned 2022-10-15
Resigned
COLEMAN, Richard Paul
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-10-15 · resigned 2024-06-17
Resigned
DUMAS, Gilles Jean
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-07-17 · resigned 2025-03-27
Resigned
FARMER, Christen Bradley
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-06-27 · resigned 2013-08-23
Resigned
IACOPETTI, Ileana
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-10-15 · resigned 2025-11-22
Resigned
KLEYWEG, Colin
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-08-11 · resigned 2020-09-12
Resigned
LACOSTE, Luc
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-12-22 · resigned 2023-07-17
Resigned
LEWIS, Richard Alan
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-01-27 · resigned 2012-05-01
Resigned
NICHOLSON, Paul Graham
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-12-18 · resigned 2023-11-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26