BATH CITY FOOTBALL CLUB,LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00176565 · ltd · incorporated 1921-09-01

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

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£-1.05M

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 52/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 13 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

16 live charges · 10 lenders · oldest 57.7y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 57.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 10 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

16 charges (16/16 with lender, 16/16 with type)

Directors & officers

58 officers (10 active, 58 linked, 52 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

291 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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 · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £1,053,539

Cash draining

Cash down 96% YoY

Cash YoY

-96%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£2k

↓ 96% YoY

Net Worth

-£1.1m

↓ 6.0% YoY

Current Assets

£64k

↓ 38% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£114.8k	£83.3k
Current assets	£63.8k	£103.5k
Cash	£2.5k	£56.6k
Debtors	£56.6k	£43.3k
Net assets	£-1.05M	£-993.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (149 events)Click to expand

2026-05-28
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-01
➕
NORRIS, Deborah Ann appointed
director
2025-07-28
➕
MCDONAGH, David Adam appointed
director
2025-07-28
➖
BLOFELD, Nicholas James resigned
director
2025-07-28
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-28
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-13
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-13
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-09
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-01
➕
MATHEWS, David James appointed
director
2025-05-01
➕
SMITH, Daniel Thomas appointed
director
2025-04-26
➖
CARLIN, James Roger resigned
director
2025-03-17
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-30
➖
WHITE, Caroline resigned
director
2024-05-31
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-02-09
➕
WHITE, Caroline appointed
director
2024-02-09
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-12
➖
BICKLEY, Jonathan Robert Harold resigned
director
2023-07-12
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-05
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-05
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-05
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-04
➕
CARLIN, James Roger appointed
director
2023-06-22
➖
BRADLEY, Cheryl Jayne resigned
director
2023-06-22
➖
HEADINGTON, Peter John resigned
director
2023-05-31
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
➕
JONES, Jane appointed
director
2022-07-01
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-01
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-20
➖
SAUNDERS, Joy resigned
director
2022-06-08
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-02-08
➕
HEADINGTON, Peter John appointed
director
2022-02-08
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-22
➖
FALK, Matthew Robert resigned
director
2021-01-05
➕
BRADLEY, Cheryl Jayne appointed
director
2020-10-01
➕
FALK, Matthew Robert appointed
director
2020-10-01
➖
POWELL, Martin Charles resigned
director
2019-12-21
➖
JAMES, David Charles resigned
director
2019-06-11
➕
SAUNDERS, Joy appointed
director
2019-05-31
➖
HARRIS, Sally Victoria resigned
director
2017-11-01
➕
JAMES, David Charles appointed
director
2017-05-05
➕
BICKLEY, Jonathan Robert Harold appointed
director
2017-05-05
➕
BLOFELD, Nicholas James appointed
director
2017-05-05
➕
HARRIS, Sally Victoria appointed
director
2017-05-05
➕
POWELL, Martin Charles appointed
director
2017-05-05
➖
TODD, Geoffrey Norman resigned
director
2017-05-05
➖
WEAVER, Philip Charles resigned
director
2017-05-05
➖
WEEKS, Andrew John resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 149 events

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

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — 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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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 ·

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.

Group structure

Bath City Supporters Society Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

🏛️

Bath City Supporters Society Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control

majority

⬇

BATH CITY FOOTBALL CLUB,LIMITED

This company · 00176565

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Bath City Supporters Society Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	05/05/2017

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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 · BA postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
BATH SPORTS & AVIATION LTD→ 13419483 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
BATH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRODUCTIONS LTD→ 11702142 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
BETH NICHOLAS LTD→ 10755811 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
BLACK HOUND PRODUCTIONS LTD→ 14043914 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
BLACK SWAN ARTS LTD→ 01944551 · est 1985 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	40y	—	—
BLACKMORE EVENTS COMPANY LTD→ 15765691 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
BLITZ HIIT LIMITED→ 14659040 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
BLOOMFIELDS SPORTS CO.LIMITED→ 00226569 · est 1927 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	98y	—	—
BLUE SKY TENNIS FOUNDATION CIC→ 14131026 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
BLUESKY TENNIS LIMITED→ 12341652 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
BMB FITNESS LIMITED→ 15106522 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
BOARDGAMESBREN LTD→ 14322317 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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 →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

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

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1921-09-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Twerton Park

Twerton

Bath

Avon.

BA2 1DB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-30

Last: 2026-05-16