BRITISH ESPORTS
💤Zombieactive
10038010 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2016-03-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
46 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-15➖MARTIN, John David resigneddirector
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-02➕MARTIN, John David appointeddirector
- 2024-09-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-08-11✏️change-of-name-request-commentschange-of-name · NM06
- 2021-08-10✏️change-of-name-exemptionchange-of-name · NE01
- 2021-08-10✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2021-06-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-05-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-27➖KING, Witney Milner resigneddirector
- 2021-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-07-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-07-08➕KING, Chester Milner appointeddirector
- 2020-07-08➕KING, Witney Milner appointeddirector
- 2020-07-08➖MACINTOSH, Alastair resigneddirector
- 2020-07-08➖PREWITT, Stacey David resigneddirector
- 2019-04-01➕MACINTOSH, Alastair appointeddirector
- 2019-04-01➕PREWITT, Stacey David appointeddirector
- 2019-04-01➖SINGER, James Robert Charles resigneddirector
- 2016-12-05➖LEADERCRAMER, Adam resigneddirector
- 2016-03-02🏢Company incorporatedAs BRITISH ESPORTS
- 2016-03-02➕LEADERCRAMER, Adam appointeddirector
- 2016-03-02➕SINGER, James Robert Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Osl Sport Media Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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Osl Sport Media Limited
Corporate parent
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BRITISH ESPORTS
This company · 10038010
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Osl Sport Media Limited Corporate entity | — | 75–100% | 75-100% voting | 01/06/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Robert Charles Singerceased 08/07/2020· 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BANYAN ARTS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY→ 10777174 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BETH WARD LTD→ 11121089 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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| BIG TATTS LTD→ 16944388 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLOSSOMEST BLOSSOM LTD→ 15617524 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BONUS DRAWS LTD→ 16692748 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOUNCE NORTH EAST LTD→ 09938597 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BRITISH ESPORTS FEDERATION LIMITED→ 10076349 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BRUCE'S GYM LIMITED→ 10808728 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2016-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
The Place
Athenaeum Street
Sunderland
SR1 1QX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
KING, Chester Milner→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KING, Witney Milner→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2020-07-08 · resigned 2021-04-27
LEADERCRAMER, Adam→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-03-02 · resigned 2016-12-05
MACINTOSH, Alastair→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2020-07-08
MARTIN, John David→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-09-02 · resigned 2025-09-15
PREWITT, Stacey David→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2020-07-08
SINGER, James Robert Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-03-02 · resigned 2019-04-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-08-11