CARDIFF ACADEMY OF FENCING CYF
🏛️Establishedactive
11933190 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-04-08
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£123
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 93110Operation of sports facilities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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, 2 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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £123
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,506 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£123
↓ 95% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £123 | £4.5k |
| Current assets | £4.6k | £4.0k |
| Net assets | £123 | £2.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-01➕JAMES, Aaron John Anthony appointeddirector
- 2023-08-01➕RUSSELL, Francesca Anne appointeddirector
- 2023-08-01➖RIDSDALE, Ethan William resigneddirector
- 2023-03-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-27➖HAYES, Simon Jeremy resigneddirector
- 2023-02-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-09➖BRIEN, Thomas Leonard Robert, Dr resigneddirector
- 2022-11-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-08-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-08-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-08-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-08-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-08-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-08-15➕BRIEN, Thomas Leonard Robert, Dr appointeddirector
- 2019-08-15➕HAYES, Simon Jeremy appointeddirector
- 2019-08-15➕RIDSDALE, Ethan William appointeddirector
- 2019-08-15➖RUSSELL, Francesca Anne resigneddirector
- 2019-08-15➖RUSSELL, Paul Philip resigneddirector
- 2019-08-15➖RUSSELL, Peter Owen resigneddirector
- 2019-08-15➖THOMAS, Neale resigneddirector
- 2019-04-08🏢Company incorporatedAs CARDIFF ACADEMY OF FENCING CYF
- 2019-04-08➕MARTIN, Thomas James appointeddirector
- 2019-04-08➕RUSSELL, Francesca Anne appointeddirector
- 2019-04-08➕RUSSELL, Paul Philip appointeddirector
- 2019-04-08➕RUSSELL, Peter Owen appointeddirector
- 2019-04-08➕THOMAS, Neale appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGHTER BEING LTD→ 16863908 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRITANNIA ZENITH LIMITED→ 05151783 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| BUDS TO BLOSSOMS DAY NURSERIES LIMITED→ 11404571 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BUSHIDO COMMUNITY WELLBEING CIC→ 15892403 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL LANGUAGES LIMITED→ 08218636 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BUSY BODIES PLAYGROUP LTD→ 12365566 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| CALDICOT YOUTH GROUP→ 06178729 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| CAPABILITY 1ST LTD→ 16115070 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CAPOEIRA CASNEWYDD C.I.C.→ 14975575 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CARE CREW ACADEMY LTD→ 13774405 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CARE FOR THE FAMILY→ 03482910 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| CARIBEATZ-MENO LTD→ 16163311 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2019-04-08
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education
Registered office
8 Mole Close
Bettws
Newport
NP20 7XR
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
JAMES, Aaron John Anthony→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-08-01
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MARTIN, Thomas James→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2019-04-08
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RUSSELL, Francesca Anne→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIEN, Thomas Leonard Robert, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2019-08-15 · resigned 2022-11-09
HAYES, Simon Jeremy→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-08-15 · resigned 2023-03-27
RIDSDALE, Ethan William→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2019-08-15 · resigned 2023-08-01
RUSSELL, Francesca Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2019-04-08 · resigned 2019-08-15
RUSSELL, Paul Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2019-04-08 · resigned 2019-08-15
RUSSELL, Peter Owen→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2019-04-08 · resigned 2019-08-15
THOMAS, Neale→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2019-04-08 · resigned 2019-08-15
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19