ABC SPORTS LEARNING LTD

💤Zombieactive
12658496 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£263
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
19 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £263
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,938 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£263
~ YoY
Net Worth
£263
↓ 92% YoY
Current Assets
£263
↓ 98% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£9k£11kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£263£4.9k
Current assets£263£10.7k
Cash£263£263
Debtors—£10.4k
Net assets£263£3.2k

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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-07-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-26
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2021-03-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-03-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-03-25
    ➕
    HOPEWELL, Stefan appointed
    secretary
  13. 2021-03-25
    ➖
    WEBB, Vincent Patrick resigned
    director
  14. 2020-09-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-06-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABC SPORTS LEARNING LTD
  16. 2020-06-09
    ➕
    HOPEWELL, Stefan Christopher appointed
    director
  17. 2020-06-09
    ➕
    WEBB, Vincent Patrick appointed
    director
  18. 2020-06-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stefan Christopher Hopewell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/06/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Vincent Patrick Webbceased 25/03/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

95a Wood Lane Wood Lane
Timperley
Altrincham
WA15 7PG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HOPEWELL, Stefan→
secretary · appointed 2021-03-25
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Active
HOPEWELL, Stefan Christopher→
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-06-09
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Active
WEBB, Vincent Patrick→
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-06-09 · resigned 2021-03-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-03-26