BELLAIR BOWLING AND RECREATION CLUB,LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive

00091166 · ltd · incorporated 1906-12-11

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

20 officers (6 active, 20 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

140 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2025-12-03
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FLEMING, John resigned
secretary
2025-12-03
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-10
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BREADING, Geoffrey appointed
director
2025-11-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-06
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-04
➖
GATENBY, Paul, Mr. resigned
secretary
2025-11-04
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GATENBY, Paul resigned
director
2025-10-25
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-01
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GATENBY, Paul, Mr. appointed
secretary
2024-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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DODD, Christopher Edward resigned
director
2023-09-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-11-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-19
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-17
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HUMPHRIES, Andrew Simon resigned
director
2021-11-08
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LEE, Anthony Edward appointed
director
2021-11-08
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DODD, Christopher Edward appointed
director
2021-08-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-11-12
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GATENBY, Paul appointed
director
2018-11-12
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SILVERTHORNE, Stephen Desmond resigned
director
2015-11-09
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FLEMING, John Donald appointed
director
2015-11-09
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CLARK, Ian James resigned
director
2006-08-19
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FLEMING, John appointed
secretary
2006-08-02
➖
LANE, Charles Peter resigned
secretary
2006-02-28
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CLARK, Ian James appointed
director
2006-01-13
➖
ROWE, John resigned
director
2004-07-22
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LANE, Charles Peter appointed
secretary
2004-07-22
➖
LEE, Anthony Edward resigned
secretary
1998-10-01
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GARROD, John Albert resigned
secretary
1998-10-01
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LEE, Anthony Edward appointed
secretary
1993-10-26
➕
SEARLE, Nicholas Andrew appointed
director
1993-10-26
➖
HIND, Alan Ashby resigned
director
1993-10-26
➕
HUMPHRIES, Andrew Simon appointed
director
1993-10-26
➖
WINNICOTT, Harold Robert resigned
director
1991-03-12
➖
LANE, Charles Peter resigned
director
1906-12-11
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Company incorporated
As BELLAIR BOWLING AND RECREATION CLUB,LIMITED(THE)

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: FLEMING, John resigned 2025-12-03; GATENBY, Paul, Mr. resigned 2025-11-04; GATENBY, Paul resigned 2025-11-04

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1906-12-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Bellair Club Paula Ashton

2 Bellair Road

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2RG

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-07

Last: 2025-10-24