CHESHIRE SPORT CLASSICS LTD

🌳Matureactive
10059291 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-12
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
£85.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £85,533

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£86k
↑ 73% YoY
Current Assets
£94k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£19k£38k£57k£75k£94kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£85.5k£73.1k
Current assets£94.3k£73.1k
Net assets£85.5k£49.3k

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-05-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-05-27
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    ASBRIDGE, Kevin Martin resigned
    director
  9. 2022-05-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-05-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-05-14
    ➕
    FISHER, Karen appointed
    director
  12. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-22
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2017-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-03-12
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    Company incorporated
    As CHESHIRE SPORT CLASSICS LTD
  19. 2016-03-12
    ➕
    AINSCOW, Simon Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2016-03-12
    ➕
    ASBRIDGE, Kevin Martin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Mark Ainscow
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Miss Karen Fisher
Individual · British · DOB 10/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/03/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kevin Martin Asbridgeceased 27/05/2022· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated2016-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

4 Shepperton Close
Appleton
Warrington
WA4 5JZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

AINSCOW, Simon Mark→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-03-12
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Active
FISHER, Karen→
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-05-14
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Active
ASBRIDGE, Kevin Martin→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-03-12 · resigned 2022-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-12