AJB SOCCER SCHOOLS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09081308 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-11
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-03-26
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    AJAYI, Daniel Olalekan resigned
    director
  10. 2018-03-26
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2018-01-29
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    address · AD01
  12. 2017-10-19
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-24
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    JENNINGS, Adrianne Michelle appointed
    secretary
  14. 2017-06-24
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    officers · AP03
  15. 2017-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-02-26
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-09-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2014-08-21
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    BOWERS, Anthony Robert resigned
    director
  20. 2014-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AJB SOCCER SCHOOLS LIMITED
  21. 2014-06-11
    ➕
    JENNINGS, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  22. 2014-06-11
    ➕
    AJAYI, Daniel Olalekan appointed
    director
  23. 2014-06-11
    ➕
    BOWERS, Anthony Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Paul Anthony Jennings
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest11/06/2017

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
Incorporated2014-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

11 Rowton Close Rowton Close
Northwich
CW9 8FU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

JENNINGS, Adrianne Michelle→
secretary · appointed 2017-06-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JENNINGS, Paul Anthony→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AJAYI, Daniel Olalekan→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-06-11 · resigned 2018-03-26
Resigned
BOWERS, Anthony Robert→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-06-11 · resigned 2014-08-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-09-13