SABRETOOTH SPORTS AGENCY LTD
Opportunity 73/100 (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: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £170 | £1.1k |
| Current assets | £620 | — |
| Cash | £1 | — |
| Debtors | £619 | £1.6k |
| Net assets | £170 | £1.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-07-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-05-09🏢Company incorporatedAs SABRETOOTH SPORTS AGENCY LTD
- 2014-05-09➕FOX, Stephen James appointeddirector
- 2014-05-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen James Fox Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Leisure & entertainment · G postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEWART TRAVEL LIMITED→ SC400502 · est 2011 | £30.04M £23.36M–£36.72M | £109.39M | — | 36000 | 14y | 91 | 68y |
| IF ONLY HOLIDAYS LIMITED→ SC268032 · est 2004 | £4.61M £3.59M–£5.64M | — | — | 5900 | 22y | 85 | 69y |
| AC PROJECTS/ALTERNATIVE CURRENTS LIMITED→ SC400717 · est 2011 | £3.2k £2.5k–£3.9k | — | — | 0 | 14y | 93 | 66y |
| ALLAN GLEN'S SPORTS CLUB LIMITED→ SC117858 · est 1989 | — | — | £1.9k | — | 37y | 83 | 88y |
| D. & D. AMUSEMENTS LTD.→ SC196522 · est 1999 | — | — | £120.9k | — | 26y | 83 | 68y |
| FACT THREE→ SC319714 · est 2007 | — | — | £168.8k | — | 19y | 83 | 73y |
| GREENACRES CURLING LTD.→ SC200546 · est 1999 | — | — | — | 1200 | 26y | 83 | 77y |
| IN EXTREMIS LIMITED→ SC142085 · est 1993 | — | — | £61.2k | — | 33y | 83 | 61y |
| SCOTTISH JEWISH ARCHIVES CENTRE→ SC210878 · est 2000 | — | — | £120.5k | — | 25y | 83 | 79y |
| SCOTTISH NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO DAVID LIVINGSTONE TRUST→ SC016172 · est 1930 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 95y | 83 | 75y |
| THE ANTONINE SPORTS CENTRE→ SC144453 · est 1993 | — | — | £199.7k | — | 33y | 83 | 86y |
| THE GLADIATOR PROGRAMME LIMITED→ SC214238 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | 83 | 74y |
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.