ATHLETIC CLUB 2 LTD
Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £310.2k | £898.0k |
| Current assets | £300.6k | £772.1k |
| Cash | £141.7k | £137.6k |
| Debtors | £123.4k | £599.9k |
| Net assets | £307.2k | £898.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals 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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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-26📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2024-07-26📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2024-07-26⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2024-07-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-07-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-22📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-12-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-12-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-16➕MARDON, Charles James appointeddirector
- 2021-11-16➖CLOWES, Victoria Margaret resigneddirector
- 2017-11-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ATHLETIC CLUB 2 LTD
- 2017-11-16➕WOOD, Russell Charles appointeddirector
- 2017-11-16➕CLOWES, Victoria Margaret appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2024-07-26: legacy
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Russell Charles Wood Individual · English · DOB 05/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/11/2017 |
Mrs Janette Mardon Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 17/05/2018 |
Mr Charles James Mardon Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 17/05/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Victoria Margaret Clowesceased 16/11/2021· 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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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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