ASHTON ON MERSEY SPORTS CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08769975 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-11-11

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 May 2025

Net worth

£152.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

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 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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 £152,441

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£152k

↑ 40% YoY

Current Assets

£65k

↑ 201% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£207.1k	£161.8k
Current assets	£65.0k	£21.6k
Net assets	£152.4k	£108.9k

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

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-01-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-09
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capital-new-class-members
capital · SH11
2024-03-09
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-03-09
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-15
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APPLEBY, Stephen Lawrence resigned
director
2024-02-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-15
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-26
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-26
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-07-28
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-07-27
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BLANDAMER, William Daniel appointed
director
2023-07-27
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FERGUSON, Paul Leonard appointed
director
2023-07-27
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WAREING, Adam Wesley appointed
director
2023-07-27
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STOKES, Patrick, Secretary resigned
secretary
2023-07-27
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APPLEBY, Stephen Lawrence appointed
director
2023-07-27
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BOLTON, John resigned
director
2023-07-27
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ORMESHER, David Harrison resigned
director
2023-07-27
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PEDEN, Neil Andrew resigned
director
2023-07-27
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STOKES, Patrick Sean Noel, Dr resigned
director
2023-07-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-07-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-27
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-27
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2014-04-30
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BOLTON, John appointed
director
2014-04-30
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ORMESHER, David Harrison appointed
director
2013-11-11
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Company incorporated
As ASHTON ON MERSEY SPORTS CLUB LIMITED
2013-11-11
➕
STOKES, Patrick, Secretary appointed
secretary
2013-11-11
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PEDEN, Neil Andrew appointed
director
2013-11-11
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STOKES, Patrick Sean Noel, Dr 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 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adam Wesley Wareing Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	20/09/2023

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Stephen Lawrence Applebyceased 15/02/2024· significant influence · firm interest
Mr John Boltonceased 27/07/2023· significant influence

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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ALPHA LEISURE AMUSEMENTS LTD→ 07899405 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
APPLEBY CASTLE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED→ 08610962 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
ARETE FITNESS LTD→ 15983735 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ARTS PROJECTS LTD→ 08899974 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
AS ASSETS LTD→ 14610547 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
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ASH AUDIO LTD→ 15573565 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2013-11-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Charter Buildings

Ashton Lane

Sale

M33 6WT

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-20

Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

BLANDAMER, William Daniel→

director · ~57y · appointed 2023-07-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FERGUSON, Paul Leonard→

director · ~71y · appointed 2023-07-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WAREING, Adam Wesley→

director · ~45y · appointed 2023-07-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

STOKES, Patrick, Secretary→

secretary · appointed 2013-11-11 · resigned 2023-07-27

Resigned

APPLEBY, Stephen Lawrence→

director · ~58y · appointed 2023-07-27 · resigned 2024-02-15

Resigned

BOLTON, John→

director · ~81y · appointed 2014-04-30 · resigned 2023-07-27

Resigned

ORMESHER, David Harrison→

director · ~82y · appointed 2014-04-30 · resigned 2023-07-27

Resigned

PEDEN, Neil Andrew→

director · ~66y · appointed 2013-11-11 · resigned 2023-07-27

Resigned

STOKES, Patrick Sean Noel, Dr→

director · ~62y · appointed 2013-11-11 · resigned 2023-07-27

Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-01-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-23

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-01-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-06-17

capital-new-class-members

capital · SH11

2024-03-09

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2024-03-09

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-03-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-02-15

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-02-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-27

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-09-26

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-09-26

withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC09

2023-09-26