ARES JUDO LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15629967 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-09
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 |
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
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-27➕CHRANIUK, Joseph Michael John appointeddirector
- 2026-04-27➖CHRANIUK, Joseph Michael John resigneddirector
- 2025-09-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-31➕CHRANIUK, Joseph Michael John appointeddirector
- 2024-04-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ARES JUDO LTD
- 2024-04-09➕TURNER, Aaron appointeddirector
- 2024-04-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Aaron Turner Individual · British · DOB 01/1992 · age 34 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/04/2024 |
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
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs
Registered office
23 Dalton Green
Slough
SL3 7GA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CHRANIUK, Joseph Michael John→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2026-04-27
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TURNER, Aaron→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2024-04-09
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CHRANIUK, Joseph Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~24y · appointed 2025-08-31 · resigned 2026-04-27
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Recent filings (8 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-04-09