ADVANTAGE SPORTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09595302 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-18
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£69.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
39 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £69,555
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,703 YoY
Cash YoY
+933%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£61k
↑ 933% YoY
Net Worth
£70k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£78k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£20k£40k£59k£79k£99kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£69.9k£80.3k
Current assets£78.0k£98.9k
Cash£60.7k£5.9k
Debtors£17.4k£93.0k
Net assets£69.6k£80.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-03-13
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    address · AD01
  4. 2026-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-04-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-04-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-04-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-04-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-02-02
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    GRIFFITHS, David appointed
    director
  18. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-05-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2020-05-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2020-05-02
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    GRIFFITHS, Bridget resigned
    secretary
  22. 2015-05-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANTAGE SPORTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  23. 2015-05-18
    ➕
    GRIFFITHS, Edward William appointed
    director
  24. 2015-05-18
    ➕
    GRIFFITHS, Bridget appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward William Griffiths
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/05/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Bridgit Jane Griffithsceased 02/05/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2015-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

3 Bath Mews
Bath Parade
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL53 7HL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GRIFFITHS, David→
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-02-02
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Active
GRIFFITHS, Edward William→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-05-18
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Active
GRIFFITHS, Bridget→
secretary · appointed 2015-05-18 · resigned 2020-05-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-06