ALMONDBURY CRICKET CLUB COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

🌿Early-stageactive
15690475 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-04-29
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
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93110Operation of sports facilities
  • 93120Activities of sport clubs
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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: low (54/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (7 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-09-17
    BURNS, David Mark resigned
    director
  4. 2024-04-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALMONDBURY CRICKET CLUB COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
  5. 2024-04-29
    BIRO, Paul appointed
    director
  6. 2024-04-29
    EVANS, William appointed
    director
  7. 2024-04-29
    GAY, Ozias Roy appointed
    director
  8. 2024-04-29
    HARRIS, Colin appointed
    director
  9. 2024-04-29
    LINDSAY, Andrew appointed
    director
  10. 2024-04-29
    ROLLINSON, Oliver appointed
    director
  11. 2024-04-29
    TAYLOR, Nicholas appointed
    director
  12. 2024-04-29
    BURNS, David Mark appointed
    director
  13. 2024-04-29
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

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
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.1 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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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: 2026-05-12

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
50–75%board control50-75% voting · board control29/04/2024
Mr Colin Harris
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control29/04/2024
Mr David Mark Burns
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
25–50%25-50% voting29/04/2024

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
Incorporated2024-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

Almondbury Cricket Club
Fernside Avenue
Huddersfield
HD5 8PF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-12OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-28

Officers (7 active · 1 resigned)

BIRO, Paul
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-04-29
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Active
EVANS, William
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-04-29
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Active
GAY, Ozias Roy
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-04-29
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Active
HARRIS, Colin
director · ~67y · appointed 2024-04-29
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Active
LINDSAY, Andrew
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-04-29
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Active
ROLLINSON, Oliver
director · ~24y · appointed 2024-04-29
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Active
TAYLOR, Nicholas
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-04-29
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Active
BURNS, David Mark
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-04-29 · resigned 2024-09-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (4 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-26
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2024-04-29