A2B ACTIVE SPORT CIC

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08436694 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-03-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-14.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does

Likely a community interest company based in Port Talbot delivering active sport and physical activity programmes, possibly cycling or active travel initiatives (suggested by the "A2B" name), operating at a grassroots level within the local community under a social enterprise model.

Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
41 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £14,137
Cash YoY
+11%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↑ 11% YoY
Net Worth
-£14k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 80% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£14k-£9k-£4k£644£6k£10kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-9.3k£-6.8k
Current assets£10.5k£5.8k
Cash£6.2k£5.6k
Debtors£4.3k£220
Net assets£-14.1k£-14.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-06
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    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  5. 2024-02-19
    ➖
    PRIDHAM, Simon Christopher resigned
    director
  6. 2024-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-11-07
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  8. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-05-01
    ➕
    O'CALLAGHAN, John Denis, Mr. appointed
    director
  13. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-11-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-11-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-11-27
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    STEPHENS, Jeremy Anthony resigned
    director
  20. 2019-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-09-28
    ➕
    PRIDHAM, Simon Christopher appointed
    director
  22. 2015-09-28
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Jeremy Anthony appointed
    director
  23. 2015-01-01
    ➖
    CONDON, Helen Louise resigned
    director
  24. 2013-03-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A2B ACTIVE SPORT CIC
  25. 2013-03-08
    ➕
    O'CALLAGHAN, Christopher appointed
    director
  26. 2013-03-08
    ➕
    CONDON, Helen Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 69. 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher O'Callaghan
Individual · Welsh · DOB 06/1957 · age 69
—25–50%25-50% voting30/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Simon Christopher Pridhamceased 19/02/2024· 25-50% voting
  • Mr Jeremy Anthony Stephensceased 27/11/2019· 25-50% voting

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-03-08
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

5 Ten Acre Wood
Margam
Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot
SA13 2SU
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

O'CALLAGHAN, Christopher→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'CALLAGHAN, John Denis, Mr.→
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONDON, Helen Louise→
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-03-08 · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned
PRIDHAM, Simon Christopher→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-09-28 · resigned 2024-02-19
Resigned
STEPHENS, Jeremy Anthony→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-09-28 · resigned 2019-11-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-19
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18