AJD FOOTBALL COACHING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09744546 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-24
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£99.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (76/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £99,244

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£99k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£108k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£22k£43k£65k£86k£108kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£99.2k£66.5k
Current assets£107.9k£87.5k
Net assets£99.2k£66.5k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-13
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  3. 2023-12-20
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  4. 2022-12-12
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  5. 2021-12-14
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  6. 2020-11-11
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  7. 2019-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-11
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-12-19
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  10. 2017-12-19
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2017-12-19
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    officers · CH03
  12. 2017-12-19
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    address · AD01
  13. 2017-04-13
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  14. 2017-04-11
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  15. 2017-04-06
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-08-24
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    Company incorporated
    As AJD FOOTBALL COACHING LIMITED
  17. 2015-08-24
    DAVIS, Adam James appointed
    secretary
  18. 2015-08-24
    DAVIS, Adam James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Davis
Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42
75100%
75-100% shares01/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

C/O Aps Accountancy Limited 4 Cromwell Court
New Street
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP20 2PB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIS, Adam James
secretary · appointed 2015-08-24
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DAVIS, Adam James
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-08-24
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Recent filings (26 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
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accounts · AA
2024-11-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
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accounts · AA
2021-12-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
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accounts · AA
2020-11-11
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2020-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-11