AF CORSE UK LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11627605 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-17
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
£38.78M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £676,190
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £38.78M | — |
| Gross profit | £2.43M | — |
| Operating profit | £516.1k | — |
| Profit before tax | £676.2k | — |
| Average employees | 600 | 500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-01➕VIERIU, Anca Elena appointeddirector
- 2022-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-11-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-10-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AF CORSE UK LTD
- 2018-10-17➕LEA SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-10-17➕DAFFONCHIO, Edoardo appointeddirector
- 2018-10-17➕FERRARI, Amato appointeddirector
- 2018-10-17➕GIACCHERO, Paolo appointeddirector
- 2018-10-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Amato Ferrari Individual · Italian · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/10/2018 |
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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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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
Incorporated2018-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
5th Floor North Side, 7/10 Chandos Street
Cavendish Square
London
W1G 9DQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
LEA SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2018-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAFFONCHIO, Edoardo→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2018-10-17
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FERRARI, Amato→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-10-17
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GIACCHERO, Paolo→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-10-17
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VIERIU, Anca Elena→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-12-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19