ACADEMY NORTH LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11684166 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-19
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-2.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
28 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,719
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£3k
Current Assets
£9k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-2.7k |
| Current assets | £8.9k |
| Net assets | £-2.7k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-12-22➖O'BRIEN, Phillip resigneddirector
- 2022-12-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17➕COLE, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2018-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADEMY NORTH LTD
- 2018-11-19➕JACKSON, Matthew James appointeddirector
- 2018-11-19➕O'BRIEN, Phillip appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 Stephen Cole Individual · British · DOB 01/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 22/12/2022 |
Mr Matthew James Jackson Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/11/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Phillip O'Brienceased 22/12/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
4 Hurricane Drive
Speke
Liverpool
L24 8RL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
COLE, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2019-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACKSON, Matthew James→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2018-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
O'BRIEN, Phillip→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-11-19 · resigned 2022-12-22
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Recent filings (28 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-08-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-22