ASCENT COMBAT SPORTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

09135369 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-17

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

£6.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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 £6,001

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£6k

↑ 856% YoY

Current Assets

£39k

↑ 88% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£21.2k	£15.1k
Current assets	£38.5k	£20.5k
Net assets	£6.0k	£628

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

filings

• 1 capital
• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 capital
• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 capital
• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-05-15
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-27
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WARD, Martin resigned
director
2025-12-11
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-27
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-03-31
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-09-02
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-09-02
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-08-19
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-08-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-05
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capital · SH06
2024-06-05
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capital · SH03
2024-05-17
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-05-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-30
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MALE, Matthew John Lloyd resigned
director
2024-04-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-25
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WARD, Martin appointed
director
2024-03-25
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YEOMAN, Darren resigned
director
2023-04-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2014-07-17
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Company incorporated
As ASCENT COMBAT SPORTS LIMITED
2014-07-17
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DAVIES, Gary Myles appointed
director
2014-07-17
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MALE, Matthew John Lloyd appointed
director
2014-07-17
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YEOMAN, Darren 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Gary Myles Davies Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Darren Yeomanceased 04/08/2025· 50-75% shares · significant influence · firm interest
Mr Matthew John Lloyd Maleceased 30/04/2024· significant influence

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

Incorporated2014-07-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Unit 12a County Walk

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 3TZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-17

Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

DAVIES, Gary Myles→

director · ~57y · appointed 2014-07-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MALE, Matthew John Lloyd→

director · ~48y · appointed 2014-07-17 · resigned 2024-04-30

Resigned

WARD, Martin→

director · ~50y · appointed 2024-03-25 · resigned 2026-03-27

Resigned

YEOMAN, Darren→

director · ~47y · appointed 2014-07-17 · resigned 2024-03-25

Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2026-05-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-04-30

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

officers · TM01

2026-04-28

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-12-11

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2025-08-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-04-24

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2025-03-31

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2025-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-15

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2024-09-02

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2024-09-02

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2024-08-19

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-08-05

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2024-06-05