8 SPORTS MANAGEMENT LTD

🌳Matureactive
07567772 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-17
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£42.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
40 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 £42,832

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£43k
↑ 4.1% YoY
Current Assets
£46k
↑ 7.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£18k£28k£37k£46kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£42.8k£41.1k
Current assets£46.0k£42.9k
Net assets£42.8k£41.1k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-28
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-10
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  4. 2022-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-16
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2021-12-15
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    READ, Mark Christopher resigned
    director
  7. 2021-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-02-09
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2016-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-11
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    accounts · AA01
  17. 2015-10-01
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    READ, Mark Christopher appointed
    director
  18. 2012-02-28
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    BURTON, Matthew Mark resigned
    director
  19. 2011-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 8 SPORTS MANAGEMENT LTD
  20. 2011-03-17
    ➕
    WILSON, Neil Christopher appointed
    director
  21. 2011-03-17
    ➕
    WILSON, Sara Joanna appointed
    director
  22. 2011-03-17
    ➕
    BURTON, Matthew Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Christopher Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

755 Fulham Road
London
SW6 5UU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-16
Last: 2026-01-02

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WILSON, Neil Christopher→
director · ~48y · appointed 2011-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Sara Joanna→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURTON, Matthew Mark→
director · ~39y · appointed 2011-03-17 · resigned 2012-02-28
Resigned
READ, Mark Christopher→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2021-12-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-09