ABG SPORT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09920777 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-17
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
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year to Dec 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 letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
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 2 total, 2 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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees23

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. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-16
    ➕
    WOODBURN, Alison appointed
    secretary
  6. 2023-08-16
    ➕
    WOODBURN, Benjamin appointed
    director
  7. 2023-08-16
    ➖
    BRAMMER, David resigned
    director
  8. 2023-08-16
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2023-08-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-08-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-03-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-03-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-03-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2017-12-19
    ➕
    BRAMMER, David appointed
    director
  21. 2017-12-19
    ➖
    WOODBURN, Alison resigned
    director
  22. 2015-12-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ABG SPORT LIMITED
  23. 2015-12-17
    ➕
    WOODBURN, Alison 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

45/100
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.

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 Benjamin Woodburn
Individual · British · DOB 10/1999 · age 27
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Alison Woodburnceased 19/12/2017· 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
Incorporated2015-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Glebe Business Park
Lunts Heath Road
Widnes
Cheshire
WA8 5SQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WOODBURN, Alison→
secretary · appointed 2023-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOODBURN, Benjamin→
director · ~27y · appointed 2023-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRAMMER, David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-12-19 · resigned 2023-08-16
Resigned
WOODBURN, Alison→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-12-17 · resigned 2017-12-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-08-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-08