PERSONAL BEST HOCKEY LTD

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NI665367 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£900
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
27 filings on record
85
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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £900

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£900
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£900
Current assets£2.3k
Net assets£900

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-01-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-10-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-07-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2025-01-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-01-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-10-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2024-07-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2024-01-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2024-01-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-07-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2022-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-01-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2022-01-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2022-01-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2022-01-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2021-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-10-25
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    Company incorporated
    As PERSONAL BEST HOCKEY LTD
  22. 2019-10-25
    ➕
    RAINE, Kevin Russell Allen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kevin Russell Allen Raine
Individual · Canadian · DOB 05/1993 · age 33
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/10/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-25
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

248 Upper Newtownards Road
Belfast
BT4 3EU
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RAINE, Kevin Russell Allen→
director · ~33y · appointed 2019-10-25
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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-14
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-16