THORNDON PARK GOLF CLUB,LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00166431 · ltd · incorporated 1920-04-14

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 69.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Conservative operator with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · oldest 69.9y

95/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 69.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
· Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

5 charges (4/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

80 officers (7 active, 80 linked, 69 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

250 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £4,361

Turned profitable

Returned to profit this year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Profit before tax	£4.4k	£-68.1k
Average employees	34	3000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (178 events)Click to expand

2025-09-17
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2024-11-05
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accounts · AA
2024-10-02
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officers · AP01
2024-10-01
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WALLER, Ian Malcolm Gerald appointed
director
2024-04-12
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accounts · AA
2024-04-11
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officers · TM01
2024-04-08
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PARTRIDGE, Michael David resigned
director
2023-10-06
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officers · AP01
2023-10-06
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officers · AP01
2023-10-05
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HOOKINGS, Adrian Roy appointed
director
2023-10-05
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MASS, Gill appointed
director
2023-03-22
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officers · TM01
2023-03-22
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officers · TM01
2023-03-21
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BEANEY, Linda Margaret resigned
director
2023-03-21
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WHITING, Trevor Neil resigned
director
2022-10-19
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officers · AP01
2022-10-19
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officers · AP01
2022-10-19
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officers · TM01
2022-10-19
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officers · TM01
2022-10-06
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GOLDSMITH, Kevin Ray appointed
director
2022-10-06
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PRATT, Andrew William appointed
director
2022-10-06
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BURTON, Anthony George resigned
director
2022-10-06
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DE'ATH, Paul Christopher resigned
director
2022-09-21
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accounts · AA
2021-12-15
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EVANS, Iain Daniel James appointed
secretary
2021-12-15
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CARTWRIGHT, Lynda resigned
secretary
2021-12-15
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-12-15
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-11-01
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-11-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-10-29
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CARTWRIGHT, Lynda appointed
secretary
2021-10-29
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O'DONNELL, Francis Joseph resigned
secretary
2021-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
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officers · AP01
2021-10-07
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MACKENZIE, Colin William resigned
director
2021-10-07
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PARTRIDGE, Michael David appointed
director
2021-02-15
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CARTWRIGHT, Lynda resigned
secretary
2021-02-15
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O'DONNELL, Francis Joseph appointed
secretary
2020-10-01
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READ, Christopher John appointed
director
2020-10-01
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OWERS, Richard William resigned
director
2020-09-07
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CARTWRIGHT, Lynda appointed
secretary
2020-09-06
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OATHAM, Gary resigned
secretary
2019-10-03
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BURTON, Anthony George appointed
director
2019-10-03
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DE'ATH, Paul Christopher appointed
director
2019-10-03
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GARLAND COLLINS, Francis resigned
director
2019-10-03
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WHITING, Trevor Neil appointed
director
2019-04-04
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MUTCH, Peter Douglas resigned
director
2018-11-19
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LEIGH, Christopher Michael resigned
director
2018-10-04
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BEANEY, Linda Margaret appointed
director
2018-10-04
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CHAPLIN, Ruth Mary resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 178 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1920-04-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Thorndon Park, Ingrave

Nr Brentwood,

Essex

CM13 3RH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-04

Last: 2025-10-21