442 SPORTS MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11304081 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-11
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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 71/100 (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: medium (71/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-07
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-07-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-01-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-08-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 442 SPORTS MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED
  17. 2018-04-11
    JEPHCOTT, Joseph Henry appointed
    director
  18. 2018-04-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

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

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

4 Kirkside View
Hapton
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 5RJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JEPHCOTT, Joseph Henry
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-04-11
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-08-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-29