AC SPORTS ACADEMY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10974930 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-53.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £53,902
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£54k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 70% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-41.6k | £-46.4k |
| Current assets | £25.6k | £86.3k |
| Net assets | £-53.9k | £-61.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-12-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-12-18📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2017-11-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-11-01➖ROBINSON, Aaron Jamal resigneddirector
- 2017-11-01➖WASHINGTON -YOUNG, Zachary resigneddirector
- 2017-09-21🏢Company incorporatedAs AC SPORTS ACADEMY LIMITED
- 2017-09-21➕GARNETT, Dean appointeddirector
- 2017-09-21➕TURNER, Philip appointeddirector
- 2017-09-21➕ROBINSON, Aaron Jamal appointeddirector
- 2017-09-21➕WASHINGTON -YOUNG, Zachary appointeddirector
- 2017-09-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Turner Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/09/2017 |
Mr Dean Garnett Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/09/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ST CLASS NURSERY LTD→ 04817618 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 1ST FOR CHILDREN LIMITED→ 05504368 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 6 SKILL LTD→ 16076941 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A CONNOLLY SERVICES LTD→ 16439276 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AA HEALTH AND NUTRITION CIC→ 14658605 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABACUS UK TRAINING LIMITED→ 08728176 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ABLE TRAINING (NORTHERN) LIMITED→ 07765586 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD→ 06982046 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ABST SERVICES LTD→ 16025784 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACADEMY NORTH & CO CIC→ 15546306 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACADEMY ONE LIMITED→ 09301259 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ACADEMYSEC LIMITED→ 16849739 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education
Registered office
Oriel House
2-8 Oriel Road
Bootle
L20 7EP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
GARNETT, Dean→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2017-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TURNER, Philip→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2017-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBINSON, Aaron Jamal→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2017-09-21 · resigned 2017-11-01
WASHINGTON -YOUNG, Zachary→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2017-09-21 · resigned 2017-11-01
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-12-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-23