AFC PORTCHESTER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08257618 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-10-17

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	2	200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-03-17
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accounts · AA
2025-03-27
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accounts · AA
2024-08-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-29
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WALKER, James Michael resigned
director
2021-10-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-29
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officers · TM01
2021-10-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-09
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
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officers · TM01
2021-01-29
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WOODS, Stephen resigned
director
2020-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-29
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-06-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-06-05
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DEACON, Trevor George appointed
director
2015-02-21
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HEATHER, Mark Andrew resigned
director
2015-02-21
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WALKER, James Michael appointed
director
2014-06-24
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HEATHER, Mark Andrew appointed
director
2013-07-23
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HARVEY, Andrew James resigned
director
2013-07-12
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KELLY, Paul appointed
director
2012-10-17
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Company incorporated
As AFC PORTCHESTER LIMITED
2012-10-17
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HARVEY, Andrew James appointed
director
2012-10-17
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WOODS, Stephen appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Trevor George Deacon Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	05/06/2019
Paul Kelly Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr James Michael Walkerceased 29/10/2021· significant influence
Mr Stephen Woodsceased 29/01/2021· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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2BLOND PRODUCTIONS LIMITED→ 07687542 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
7 SISTER RECORDS LTD→ 13415533 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
90 EVENTS LIMITED→ 16886400 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ACT SELF DEFENCE CIC→ 14204958 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
ACTING UP DRAMA SCHOOL LIMITED→ 10081013 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
ADVENTURE WITH US LTD→ 13563385 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
AFC PORTCHESTER IN THE COMMUNITY CIC→ 17089116 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AFRICAN ADVENTURES LTD→ 06843151 · est 2009 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
AG CONSULTANCY & SERVICES LIMITED→ 10778479 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
AGH MARINE LIMITED→ 14790507 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
AHMED TRAVEL SERVICES LTD→ 11626670 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
AIKEDA EDUCATION AND TRAVEL LTD→ 12199504 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2012-10-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Trafalgar House 223 Southampton Road

Portchester

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO6 4PY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-27

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-27

Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

DEACON, Trevor George→

director · ~63y · appointed 2019-06-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KELLY, Paul→

director · ~62y · appointed 2013-07-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HARVEY, Andrew James→

director · ~50y · appointed 2012-10-17 · resigned 2013-07-23

Resigned

HEATHER, Mark Andrew→

director · ~64y · appointed 2014-06-24 · resigned 2015-02-21

Resigned

WALKER, James Michael→

director · ~56y · appointed 2015-02-21 · resigned 2021-10-29

Resigned

WOODS, Stephen→

director · ~67y · appointed 2012-10-17 · resigned 2021-01-29

Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-03-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-14

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-08-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-19

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-03-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-06-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-06-01

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-04-20

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2021-10-29

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2021-10-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-10-29