AINSDALE SPORTS LTD

🌳Matureactive

08430957 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-05

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

£33.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £33,405

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£33k

↑ 9.0% YoY

Current Assets

£35k

↑ 4.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£33.4k	£30.6k
Current assets	£35.4k	£33.9k
Net assets	£33.4k	£30.6k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-03-28
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2026-03-27
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2025-01-30
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2024-01-23
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2023-01-04
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2022-01-10
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2021-04-08
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2019-12-10
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2019-04-03
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2017-10-31
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2016-09-02
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2013-06-12
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CLARKE, Christopher John appointed
director
2013-03-19
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DUCKWORTH, Anthony appointed
director
2013-03-19
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MCCOWAN, Kevin appointed
director
2013-03-05
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Company incorporated
As AINSDALE SPORTS LTD
2013-03-05
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DUCKWORTH, David appointed
director

Owner dependency

56/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Kevin Mccowan Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64	25–50%	—	board control25-50% shares · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Anthony Duckworth Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62	25–50%	—	board control25-50% shares · board control	06/04/2016
Mr David Duckworth Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57	25–50%	—	board control25-50% shares · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Christopher John Clarke Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-03-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Walton Cornerstone 2 Liston Street

Walton

Liverpool

L4 5RT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-19

Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

CLARKE, Christopher John→

director · ~60y · appointed 2013-06-12

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DUCKWORTH, Anthony→

director · ~62y · appointed 2013-03-19

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DUCKWORTH, David→

director · ~57y · appointed 2013-03-05

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Active

MCCOWAN, Kevin→

director · ~64y · appointed 2013-03-19

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Active

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Recent filings (34 total)

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2026-03-28

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-27

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officers · CH01

2026-03-27