AARON WEST'S GOALKEEPING ACADEMY

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07607086 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-04-18
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£21.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed leisure with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,035
Net assets shrinking
Down £322 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↓ 1.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£9k£13k£17k£22kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£21.4k£21.7k
Current assets£21.4k£21.7k
Net assets£21.0k£21.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-01-23
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-05-01
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2018-01-25
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-07
    LAKHANI, Leena resigned
    director
  12. 2017-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-04-20
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-11-23
    QUESTED, Dorothy-Ann resigned
    director
  17. 2015-04-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-04-20
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    officers · CH01
  19. 2011-04-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AARON WEST'S GOALKEEPING ACADEMY
  20. 2011-04-18
    CREAMER, Joan Margarita appointed
    director
  21. 2011-04-18
    HOAR, Darrell John appointed
    director
  22. 2011-04-18
    WEST, Daxaben appointed
    director
  23. 2011-04-18
    LAKHANI, Leena appointed
    director
  24. 2011-04-18
    QUESTED, Dorothy-Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WEST" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-02

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2011-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

12 Fieldway
Amersham
Buckinghamshire
HP7 0JJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-02OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-18

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CREAMER, Joan Margarita
director · ~77y · appointed 2011-04-18
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Active
HOAR, Darrell John
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-04-18
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Active
WEST, Daxaben
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-04-18
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Active
LAKHANI, Leena
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-04-18 · resigned 2017-11-07
Resigned
QUESTED, Dorothy-Ann
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-04-18 · resigned 2015-11-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-23