AMERICAN SPORTS LTD
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -65% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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 | £-115.2k | £-79.8k |
| Current assets | £79.7k | £13.7k |
| Cash | £866 | £2.5k |
| Debtors | £75.2k | £11.2k |
| Net assets | £-115.2k | £-79.8k |
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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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-01-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-07-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-01-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-12-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
- 2019-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-09-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AMERICAN SPORTS LTD
- 2018-09-14➕ANKERS, Richard William John appointeddirector
- 2018-09-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
21 Six Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
21 Six Investments Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/01/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- 21 Six Holdings Limitedceased 28/01/2022· 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.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited | A registered charge | 5 properties | 24/12/2019 | 15/07/2020 |