ADVANCE PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 2018 LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11506052 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-08
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£139.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £139,253
Cash YoY
+14%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£101k
↑ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£139k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£156k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £140.0k | £114.0k |
| Current assets | £155.7k | £138.6k |
| Cash | £101.0k | £88.3k |
| Debtors | £54.6k | £50.2k |
| Net assets | £139.3k | £113.9k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-31➕WATLING, Ciara appointeddirector
- 2021-03-31➕WATLING, Harry appointeddirector
- 2021-03-31➖WATLING, Susan Jean resigneddirector
- 2020-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCE PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 2018 LTD
- 2018-08-08➕WATLING, Susan Jean appointeddirector
- 2018-08-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 Harry Watling Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 31/03/2021 |
Mrs Ciara Watling Individual · British · DOB 08/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 31/03/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Susan Jean Watlingceased 31/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
Unit 4 Grovelands
Boundary Way
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 7TE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
WATLING, Ciara→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATLING, Harry→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2021-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATLING, Susan Jean→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2018-08-08 · resigned 2021-03-31
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Recent filings (25 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-01