AFC KINGS UNITED CIC

🌿Early-stageactive
15266951 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-07
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85520Cultural education
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
  • 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-11-29
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-10-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-06-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-11-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFC KINGS UNITED CIC
  6. 2023-11-07
    IZA CEVALLOS, Melanie Vanessa appointed
    director
  7. 2023-11-07
    RAYO ARIAS, Erick Andres appointed
    director
  8. 2023-11-07
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-08-07

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Melanie Vanessa Iza Cevallos
Individual · Spanish · DOB 10/1999 · age 27
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/11/2023
Mr Erick Andres Rayo Arias
Individual · Spanish · DOB 01/1999 · age 27
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/11/2023

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
Incorporated2023-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

16 Chandos Mansions Albert Road
London
SE25 4JF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-08-07OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

IZA CEVALLOS, Melanie Vanessa
director · ~27y · appointed 2023-11-07
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RAYO ARIAS, Erick Andres
director · ~27y · appointed 2023-11-07
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Recent filings (7 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-11-07