YOKER ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC104676 · ltd · incorporated 1987-05-15

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

£3.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 85). 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 (73/100).

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

90 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,931

Net assets shrinking

Down £898 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£4k

↓ 19% YoY

Current Assets

£3k

↓ 43% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-29	2024-06-29
Total assets	£3.9k	£4.8k
Current assets	£3.4k	£6.1k
Net assets	£3.9k	£4.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-03-21
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2026-02-04
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2026-01-01
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CAMPBELL, David resigned
director
2026-01-01
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O'MALLEY, James resigned
director
2025-04-23
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2024-03-20
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2023-03-21
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2022-03-21
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2021-06-18
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2020-03-14
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2019-03-20
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2018-03-24
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2017-03-15
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2016-03-22
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2016-01-27
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2015-03-19
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2007-02-01
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MARSHALL, William Hay appointed
secretary
2007-01-31
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REILLY, John Mcmanus resigned
secretary
1987-05-15
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Company incorporated
As YOKER ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CAMPBELL, David resigned 2026-01-01; O'MALLEY, James resigned 2026-01-01

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1987-05-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

203 Yokermill Road

Yoker

Glasgow

G13 4HS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-29

Last made up to: 2025-06-29

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-14

Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MARSHALL, William Hay→

secretary · appointed 2007-02-01

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Active

BLANEY, John→

director · ~85y

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Active

REILLY, John Mcmanus→

secretary · resigned 2007-01-31

Resigned

CAMPBELL, David→

director · ~82y · resigned 2026-01-01

Resigned

O'MALLEY, James→

director · ~99y · resigned 2026-01-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-03-21

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-12

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officers · TM01

2026-02-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-04-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-03-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-03-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-03-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-03

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accounts · AA

2021-06-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-01-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-03-14