BERKLEY FOOTBALL CLUB CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
14788036 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-04-10
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2026
Net worth
£-13.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £13,632
Cash YoY
+33%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4k
↑ 33% YoY
Net Worth
-£14k
↓ 516% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 115% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-13.6k | £-1.9k |
| Current assets | £7.2k | £3.4k |
| Cash | £4.5k | £3.4k |
| Debtors | £2.7k | £0 |
| Net assets | £-13.6k | £-2.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-01➕LEADBETTER, Kerry Ann appointeddirector
- 2024-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BERKLEY FOOTBALL CLUB CIC
- 2023-04-10➕LEADBETTER, Ian Keith appointeddirector
- 2023-04-10📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ian Keith Leadbetter Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/04/2023 |
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
Incorporated2023-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education
Registered office
15 Berkley Avenue
West Derby
Liverpool
L12 4YS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LEADBETTER, Ian Keith→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEADBETTER, Kerry Ann→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (8 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-04-10