BLISWORTH FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13614424 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-09-10
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.1y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~3.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
£37k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £300.7k |
| Current assets | £36.7k |
| Debtors | £30.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-11-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Charity Bank Limited
- 2024-01-20➕BARKER, Yvonne appointeddirector
- 2024-01-20➕SMITH, Mark appointeddirector
- 2024-01-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-06-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: West Northamptonshire Council
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-03-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-03-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BLISWORTH FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
- 2021-09-10➕GOUDE, Matthew John appointeddirector
- 2021-09-10➕KING, John Samuel appointeddirector
- 2021-09-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 |
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Mr Matthew John Goude Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 10/09/2021 |
Mr John Samuel King Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 10/09/2021 |
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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2021-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs
Registered office
Blisworth Football Club Blisworth Football Club
Courteenhall Road
Blisworth
Northamptonshire
NN7 3DD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
BARKER, Yvonne→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2024-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOUDE, Matthew John→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KING, John Samuel→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2021-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Charity Bank The Charity Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 27/11/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | West Northamptonshire Council | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/06/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-03-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-03