AFAN LIDO FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16482095 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2025-05-29
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
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)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, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
Few red 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 (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-30➖SHRIMPTON, Leigh resigneddirector
- 2025-05-29🏢Company incorporatedAs AFAN LIDO FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
- 2025-05-29➕HOWELLS, Alan appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29➕ROBINSON, Mark David appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29➕TAYLOR, Richard appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29➕SHRIMPTON, Leigh appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
70/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2025-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
Afan Lido Football Club
Princess Margaret Way
Port Talbot
SA12 6QW
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: —
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
HOWELLS, Alan→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2025-05-29
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ROBINSON, Mark David→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-05-29
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TAYLOR, Richard→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-05-29
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SHRIMPTON, Leigh→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-05-29 · resigned 2025-05-30
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Recent filings (3 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-29