AFC SHORTLANDS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15021144 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-07-23
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£31.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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 (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
7 filings
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £30,967
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£31k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£31k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £31.0k | £22.4k |
| Current assets | £31.0k | £23.2k |
| Net assets | £31.0k | £22.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-14➖BEARD, Andrew James resigneddirector
- 2026-02-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-23🏢Company incorporatedAs AFC SHORTLANDS LIMITED
- 2023-07-23➕ST JOHN, James Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-07-23➕STEVENS, Gary John appointeddirector
- 2023-07-23➕WINSOR, Mark Andrew Charles appointeddirector
- 2023-07-23➕BEARD, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2023-07-23📄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
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs
Registered office
43 Croft Road
Bromley
BR1 4DR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
ST JOHN, James Michael→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-07-23
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STEVENS, Gary John→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-07-23
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WINSOR, Mark Andrew Charles→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-07-23
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BEARD, Andrew James→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-07-23 · resigned 2026-02-14
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Recent filings (7 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-07-23