ANDOVER TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08552412 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-31

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93120Activities of sport clubs

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

24 officers (8 active, 24 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand

2026-06-04
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2026-06-04
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2025-12-05
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accounts · AA
2025-03-10
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officers · AP01
2025-03-07
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STEPHENS, Nicholas Andrew appointed
director
2024-12-13
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accounts · AA
2024-02-12
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2022-12-06
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accounts · AA
2022-08-12
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2022-08-08
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HOOD, Ben resigned
director
2022-06-10
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TIMMS, Simon Peter resigned
director
2022-06-10
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2022-05-23
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2022-05-13
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PERRY, Helen Louise appointed
director
2022-04-01
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officers · TM01
2022-03-22
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PERRY, Helen Louise resigned
director
2022-01-11
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accounts · AA
2021-11-17
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2021-11-13
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HESLOP, Nathan Carl appointed
director
2021-08-01
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2021-07-31
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WHITWORTH, Anne resigned
director
2021-06-15
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officers · AP01
2021-05-21
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TIMMS, Simon Peter appointed
director
2020-12-22
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accounts · AA
2020-08-03
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officers · AP01
2020-08-03
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2020-08-01
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MILBURN, Julie Elizabeth appointed
director
2020-07-31
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JACKSON, Timothy Drysdale resigned
director
2019-11-16
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HOOD, Ben appointed
director
2019-05-30
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TIMMS, Simon Peter resigned
director
2019-05-10
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PERRY, Helen Louise appointed
director
2019-05-10
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WHITWORTH, Anne appointed
director
2019-03-29
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HORROBIN, Stephen Jon resigned
director
2019-01-21
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HOAD, Andrew Brian resigned
director
2018-06-18
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STOKES, Ben Matthew appointed
director
2018-06-15
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WILLIAMS, Kirsty resigned
director
2018-05-09
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WARD, John Colin resigned
director
2018-05-07
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WHITE, Christopher Roland resigned
director
2018-03-09
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HOAD, Andrew Brian appointed
director
2018-03-09
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WILLIAMS, Kirsty appointed
director
2018-02-02
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BARLOW, Stuart Ian resigned
director
2017-12-12
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FAWCETT, Roger resigned
director
2017-08-01
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HORROBIN, Stephen Jon appointed
director
2017-08-01
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WHITE, Christopher Roland appointed
director
2016-11-11
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BENSON, Neil Howard appointed
director
2016-07-31
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BAMBER, Kathy resigned
director
2016-06-23
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TIMMS, Simon Peter appointed
director
2015-09-01
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BAMBER, Kathy appointed
director
2015-06-08
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BLAIR, Lawrence James resigned
director
2015-05-08
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WILLSON, Sally Harriott appointed
secretary

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-05-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Sparsholt College Hampshire Westley Lane

Sparsholt

Winchester

Hampshire

SO21 2NF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-14

Last: 2026-05-31