.001SPORT LTD

🌳Matureactive
10166908 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-06
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy — profile has hardened into "well run hard buy" recently.
  • · Lifecycle stage: established → mature
  • · Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Lifecycle stage: established → mature
  • ·Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (78/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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.

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£2k£4k£5k£7k£9kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets—£1.5k
Current assets—£8.8k
Net assets—£1.1k

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 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-10
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    GARNER, Betony Louise appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-23
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2017-11-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-10-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2017-09-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-01
    ➖
    WORTHY, Liam resigned
    director
  18. 2016-05-06
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    Company incorporated
    As .001SPORT LTD
  19. 2016-05-06
    ➕
    WILLIS, Gary appointed
    director
  20. 2016-05-06
    ➕
    WORTHY, Liam 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Willis
Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/05/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Liam Worthyceased 01/09/2017· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2016-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

17 Bowens Hill Road
Coleford
GL16 8DU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GARNER, Betony Louise→
director · ~48y · appointed 2026-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIS, Gary→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WORTHY, Liam→
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-05-06 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-17