BEARSTED FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15406493 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-01-11
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£48.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93120Activities of sport clubs
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed leisure with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (63/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £48,077

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£48k
Current Assets
£67k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£48.1k
Current assets£67.2k
Net assets£48.1k

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-11-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-13
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-04-08
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-04-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-01-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEARSTED FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
  7. 2024-01-11
    BAILEY, Steven George appointed
    director
  8. 2024-01-11
    FRASER, Ian James appointed
    director
  9. 2024-01-11
    HOUSTON, Jamie appointed
    director
  10. 2024-01-11
    MACE, John appointed
    director
  11. 2024-01-11
    SCANNELL, Julian James appointed
    director
  12. 2024-01-11
    STEVENS, Lesley appointed
    director
  13. 2024-01-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-24

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Leisure & entertainment · ME postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
24/7 GYM LIMITED
07331822 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
15y
ADVENTURE KIDZ LIMITED
07458701 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
15y
ALBATROSS GROUP LIMITED
10798801 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
8y
ANTZS PVT LTD
10219724 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
9y
BANDSHOP LTD
13743073 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
BATTLE SECTOR X LIMITED
09261064 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
11y
BCM ENTERTAINMENTS LTD
08339908 · est 2012 · no financials extracted
13y
BCM EVENTS LTD
16074954 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
BCM PROMOTIONS LTD
09301262 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
11y
BE BODY CONFIDENT CAMPAIGN CIC
16723916 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
BEARDED KITTEN LTD
07624831 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
14y
BEE FOR BOUNCE LIMITED
16295261 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2024-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Otham Sports Club
Honey Lane
Maidstone
England
ME15 8RG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-24OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-10

Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)

BAILEY, Steven George
director · ~69y · appointed 2024-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRASER, Ian James
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOUSTON, Jamie
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACE, John
director · ~79y · appointed 2024-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCANNELL, Julian James
director · ~73y · appointed 2024-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEVENS, Lesley
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (7 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-11