AFC WOLVERHAMPTON CITY LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14230261 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-12
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-06-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-06-09
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2025-05-31
    GREGG, Craig resigned
    director
  6. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-04-17
    CASHMORE, Danielle Ann appointed
    director
  10. 2023-04-17
    CLAYTON, Matthew Charles appointed
    director
  11. 2023-04-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-04-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-07-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFC WOLVERHAMPTON CITY LTD
  14. 2022-07-12
    BARNFIELD, Neil appointed
    director
  15. 2022-07-12
    GREGG, Craig appointed
    director
  16. 2022-07-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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: 2025-06-09: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Barnfield
Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/07/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Craig Greggceased 31/05/2025· 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
Incorporated2022-07-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Crosby Court
28 George Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B3 1QG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BARNFIELD, Neil
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-07-12
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Active
CASHMORE, Danielle Ann
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-04-17
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Active
CLAYTON, Matthew Charles
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-04-17
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Active
GREGG, Craig
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-07-12 · resigned 2025-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-12