ACTIVE FUTURE SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE CIC

🌿Early-stageactive
15339944 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-12-09
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Very low cash
Cash position: £0

Key financials

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

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-302024-12-31
Total assets£0£0
Current assets£0£0
Cash£0£0
Debtors£0£0
Net assets£0£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
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
    CLIFT, Liane Jane Elizabeth appointed
    director
  2. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-01-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-12-22
    CLIFT, Liane Jane Elizebeth resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-12-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-10-02
    PHILLIPS, Karen Jean appointed
    director
  8. 2025-10-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-10-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-10-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-09-29
    PHILLIPS, Karen Jean resigned
    director
  12. 2025-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2025-06-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2025-06-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2025-06-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2025-06-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2025-05-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2025-05-01
    CONNELL, Mark appointed
    director
  19. 2025-01-22
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2025-01-15
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2024-10-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2024-10-21
    ROBERTSON, Rebecca Dee resigned
    director
  23. 2024-06-10
    PHILLIPS, Karen Jean appointed
    director
  24. 2024-06-10
    ROBERTSON, Rebecca Dee appointed
    director
  25. 2024-06-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2024-06-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2023-12-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE FUTURE SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE CIC
  28. 2023-12-09
    CLIFT, Mark Benjamin appointed
    director
  29. 2023-12-09
    CLIFT, Liane Jane Elizebeth appointed
    director
  30. 2023-12-09
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CLIFT, Liane Jane Elizebeth resigned 2025-12-22; PHILLIPS, Karen Jean resigned 2025-09-29

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Connell
Individual · British · DOB 10/1990 · age 36
25–50%25-50% voting01/12/2024
Ms Karen Jean Phillips
Individual · English · DOB 04/1957 · age 69
25–50%25-50% voting10/06/2024
Mr Mark Benjamin Clift
Individual · British · DOB 08/1988 · age 38
25–50%25-50% voting09/12/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Liane Jane Elizebeth Cliftceased 22/12/2025· 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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

7 Anderson Place
East Hanney
Wantage
OX12 0FG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

CLIFT, Liane Jane Elizabeth
director · ~53y · appointed 2026-01-29
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Active
CLIFT, Mark Benjamin
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-12-09
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Active
CONNELL, Mark
director · ~36y · appointed 2025-05-01
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Active
PHILLIPS, Karen Jean
director · ~69y · appointed 2025-10-02
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Active
CLIFT, Liane Jane Elizebeth
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-12-09 · resigned 2025-12-22
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Karen Jean
director · ~69y · appointed 2024-06-10 · resigned 2025-09-29
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Rebecca Dee
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-06-10 · resigned 2024-10-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-22