18SPORTS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14262291 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-28
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£235.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £235,503
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£236k
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £235.5k | — |
| Net assets | £235.5k | — |
| Average employees | — | 0 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-02-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-02-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-02-10➕MURPHY, Daniel John appointeddirector
- 2022-07-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 18SPORTS LIMITED
- 2022-07-28➕IRWIN, Thomas Alexander appointeddirector
- 2022-07-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel John Murphy Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/02/2023 |
Mr Thomas Alexander Irwin Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/07/2022 |
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
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities
Registered office
Unit 2 Arena Park
Leeds
LS17 9BF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
IRWIN, Thomas Alexander→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-07-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MURPHY, Daniel John→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-02-10
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-02-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-02-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-28