AFC HENLEY LIMITED
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16482458 · 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: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 93120Activities of sport clubs
- 93199Other sports activities
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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (7 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
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
- 2025-05-29🏢Company incorporatedAs AFC HENLEY LIMITED
- 2025-05-29➕COLIN, Oliver Robert Christopher Matthew appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29➕HARVEY, Paul Ryder appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29➕HENDRY, Neil James Robert appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29➕HOWELL, Trevor Keith appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29➕MCDONALD, Ross Allen appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29➕TAYLOR, Jonathan Robert appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29➕WRIGHT, Stephen James appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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
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 SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities
Registered office
Jubilee Park
355 Reading Road
Henley-On-Thames
Oxfordshire
RG9 4HA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: —
Officers (7 active · 0 resigned)
COLIN, Oliver Robert Christopher Matthew→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-05-29
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HARVEY, Paul Ryder→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2025-05-29
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HENDRY, Neil James Robert→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2025-05-29
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HOWELL, Trevor Keith→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2025-05-29
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MCDONALD, Ross Allen→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2025-05-29
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TAYLOR, Jonathan Robert→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-05-29
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WRIGHT, Stephen James→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-05-29
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Recent filings (1 total)
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-29