ACTION FOR STATION TOWN CIC

🌿Early-stageactive

13619079 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-09-14

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2023

Net worth

£1.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sports and recreation education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

90030Artistic creation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (7 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

17 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,247

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£6k

Net Worth

£1k

Current Assets

£6k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2023-09-30
Total assets	£1.5k
Current assets	£6.0k
Cash	£6.0k
Net assets	£1.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-11-03
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2025-11-03
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2025-11-03
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2025-11-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-10
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officers · AP01
2025-06-30
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accounts · AA
2024-10-11
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BYRNE, Kathleen appointed
director
2024-10-11
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STEPHENSON, Bronwyn Lisa appointed
director
2024-10-11
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STEPHENSON, Lesley Ann appointed
director
2024-10-11
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DRAKE, Francis James Charles resigned
director
2024-06-26
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accounts · AA
2023-04-12
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2021-09-14
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Company incorporated
As ACTION FOR STATION TOWN CIC
2021-09-14
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BATEY-WILKINS, Joanne Edith appointed
director
2021-09-14
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DEVINE, Paul Bernard appointed
director
2021-09-14
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DRAKE, Beryl Jeane appointed
director
2021-09-14
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MANCHESTER, James appointed
director
2021-09-14
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DRAKE, Francis James Charles appointed
director
2021-09-14
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incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Beryl Jeane Drake Individual · British · DOB 10/1949 · age 77	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	14/09/2021
Ms Joanne Edith Batey-Wilkins Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	14/09/2021
Mr Paul Bernard Devine Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	14/09/2021
Mr James Manchester Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	14/09/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Francis James Charles Drakeceased 11/10/2024· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2021-09-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

East Durham Business Centre

Station Town

Wingate

County Durham

TS28 5HD

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-17

Last: 2025-11-03