AFC VISSEL CIC
🌱Startupactive
16366269 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2025-04-04
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-25➕HAIGH, Steven appointeddirector
- 2026-02-03➖DONOGHUE, Leighton resigneddirector
- 2026-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-04🏢Company incorporatedAs AFC VISSEL CIC
- 2025-04-04➕BROWN, Lisa appointedsecretary
- 2025-04-04➕CAMPBELL, Kyle appointeddirector
- 2025-04-04➕DONOGHUE, Leighton appointeddirector
- 2025-04-04📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
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 1.2 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kyle Campbell Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 04/04/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2025-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities
Registered office
32 Teilo Street
Liverpool
L8 8BS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
CAMPBELL, Kyle→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-04-04
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HAIGH, Steven→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2026-02-25
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DONOGHUE, Leighton→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-04-04 · resigned 2026-02-03
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Recent filings (4 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-03
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2025-04-04