ALFRETON CRICKET CLUB LIMITED

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07880266 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-12-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -83% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,714
Cash draining
Cash down 83% YoY
Cash YoY
-83%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 83% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 183% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-272023-09-27
Total assets£155.0k£162.5k
Current assets£11.6k£22.2k
Cash£3.2k£19.1k
Debtors£8.4k£3.1k
Net assets£1.7k£606

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-11-30
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    SLATER, Christopher James resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2023-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-23
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    CLARKE, Keith Robert resigned
    director
  8. 2022-12-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-22
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    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2018-12-04
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    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2018-06-29
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    accounts · AA01
  18. 2017-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-10-01
    ➖
    DELAMORE, Stephen Philip resigned
    director
  20. 2011-12-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALFRETON CRICKET CLUB LIMITED
  21. 2011-12-13
    ➕
    ROOKE, Thomas David appointed
    director
  22. 2011-12-13
    ➕
    CLARKE, Keith Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2011-12-13
    ➕
    DELAMORE, Stephen Philip appointed
    director
  24. 2011-12-13
    ➕
    SLATER, Christopher James 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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2011-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Thorndale Cottage
The Dimple
Fritchley
Belper
DE56 2HP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last made up to: 2024-09-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ROOKE, Thomas David→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Keith Robert→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-12-13 · resigned 2022-12-23
Resigned
DELAMORE, Stephen Philip→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-12-13 · resigned 2015-10-01
Resigned
SLATER, Christopher James→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-12-13 · resigned 2025-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12