ALDERLEY EDGE HOCKEY CLUB LTD

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08621556 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-23
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
29 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2025-03-24
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  3. 2024-03-24
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  4. 2023-03-23
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  5. 2022-03-24
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  6. 2021-03-26
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  7. 2020-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-25
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-03-22
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-04-18
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-10-20
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    address · AD01
  13. 2015-10-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-03-27
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  15. 2014-09-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-03-10
    HIGHAM, Peter Richard appointed
    director
  17. 2014-03-10
    BRIGGS, John Kelvin Emmerson resigned
    director
  18. 2013-07-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ALDERLEY EDGE HOCKEY CLUB LTD
  19. 2013-07-23
    BRIGGS, John Kelvin Emmerson 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 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Alderley Edge Cricket Club Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alderley Edge Cricket Club Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ALDERLEY EDGE HOCKEY CLUB LTD
This company · 08621556

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alderley Edge Cricket Club Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares08/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

22 Hough Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 2LQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HIGHAM, Peter Richard
director · ~77y · appointed 2014-03-10
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Active
BRIGGS, John Kelvin Emmerson
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-07-23 · resigned 2014-03-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-25