ANDOVER CRICKET CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08756276 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-10-31
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£19.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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 (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
43 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,127
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,639 YoY
Cash YoY
+234%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£40k
↑ 234% YoY
Net Worth
£19k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↑ 204% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£9k£17k£26k£35k£44kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£19.1k£22.8k
Current assets£43.7k£14.4k
Cash£40.4k£12.1k
Debtors£3.3k£2.3k
Net assets£19.1k£22.8k

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

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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
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-06-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-06-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-06-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2026-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-09-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-09-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-09-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2025-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2025-09-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2025-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-03-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2022-03-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2022-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-10-31
    ➕
    HOOPER, Andrew James Mendez appointed
    director
  21. 2019-10-31
    ➕
    PALMER, Charles David Hiley appointed
    director
  22. 2019-10-31
    ➖
    MORGAN, Lesley resigned
    director
  23. 2017-12-31
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Martin Christopher resigned
    director
  24. 2013-10-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANDOVER CRICKET CLUB LIMITED
  25. 2013-10-31
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Philip Ivan appointed
    director
  26. 2013-10-31
    ➕
    MORGAN, Lesley appointed
    director
  27. 2013-10-31
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Martin Christopher appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — 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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew James Mendez Hooper
Individual · British · DOB 09/1945 · age 81
——sig. influencesignificant influence25/03/2022
Mr Charles David Hiley Palmer
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence25/03/2022
Mr Philip Ivan Knight
Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Suite 7, 2 Park Court
Premier Way
Romsey
Hampshire
SO51 9DN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HOOPER, Andrew James Mendez→
director · ~81y · appointed 2019-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNIGHT, Philip Ivan→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PALMER, Charles David Hiley→
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORGAN, Lesley→
director · ~81y · appointed 2013-10-31 · resigned 2019-10-31
Resigned
ROBERTS, Martin Christopher→
director · ~38y · appointed 2013-10-31 · resigned 2017-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-01