CHATHAM TOWN WOMEN FOOTBALL CLUB LTD

💤Zombieactive
12688658 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-22
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 May 2025
Net worth
£39.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
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 £39,625

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
Net Worth
£40k
Current Assets
£114k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£39.6k
Current assets£113.6k
Cash£13.1k
Debtors£100.5k
Net assets£39.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-07
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2024-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-11-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-10-24
    THAYRE, Gary Robert resigned
    director
  11. 2023-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-02-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-01-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2023-01-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2023-01-18
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2023-01-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-10-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-10-24
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-10-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2022-10-20
    HAKE, Kevin Simon appointed
    director
  21. 2022-10-20
    OATHAM, Josh Alexander resigned
    director
  22. 2022-10-20
    THAYRE, Gary Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2022-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-06-22
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    Company incorporated
    As CHATHAM TOWN WOMEN FOOTBALL CLUB LTD
  25. 2020-06-22
    OATHAM, Josh Alexander appointed
    director

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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-11-07: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin Simon Hake
Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting20/10/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Gary Robert Thayreceased 31/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Josh Alexander Oathamceased 20/10/2022· 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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Ctfc Bauvill Stadium
Bournville Avenue
Chatham
ME4 6LR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-15
Last: 2026-07-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HAKE, Kevin Simon
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-10-20
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Active
OATHAM, Josh Alexander
director · ~33y · appointed 2020-06-22 · resigned 2022-10-20
Resigned
THAYRE, Gary Robert
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-10-20 · resigned 2023-10-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-25