AVENUE LAWN TENNIS CLUB(BURNHAM ON SEA)LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive
00188066 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1923-02-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 40.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£845.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 40.9y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 40.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
29 officers (4 active, 29 linked, 21 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
126 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £845,871

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£846k
↑ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
£46k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£169k£338k£508k£677k£846kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£888.6k£873.7k
Current assets£46.5k£87.3k
Net assets£845.9k£828.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-13
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  2. 2024-11-11
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  3. 2024-01-16
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  4. 2023-09-28
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  5. 2023-09-24
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    LAWTON, William Edward James appointed
    director
  6. 2022-11-24
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  7. 2021-10-20
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  8. 2020-11-18
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  9. 2019-11-27
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  10. 2018-10-11
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  11. 2018-03-10
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    POWELL, Richard Dudley Anthony resigned
    director
  12. 2018-03-10
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  13. 2017-12-27
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  14. 2016-08-24
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  15. 2016-03-23
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  18. 2016-01-01
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    BELFIELD, Richard appointed
    director
  19. 2015-10-30
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    JENKINS, Pauline resigned
    director
  20. 2015-06-30
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    JENKINS, David Lloyd appointed
    director
  21. 2015-06-30
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    PERRY, Stephen George resigned
    director
  22. 2014-02-01
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    PERRY, Stephen George appointed
    director
  23. 2013-12-01
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    JENKINS, Pauline Joan Valerie Whitaker appointed
    secretary
  24. 2013-12-01
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    MARSHFIELD, Angela resigned
    secretary
  25. 2013-12-01
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    MARSHFIELD, Angela resigned
    director
  26. 2010-07-01
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    CHRISTISON, Sally Ann resigned
    secretary
  27. 2010-07-01
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    MARSHFIELD, Angela appointed
    secretary
  28. 2010-07-01
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    CHRISTISON, Sally Ann resigned
    director
  29. 2010-07-01
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    HUNTER, Gordon Donnan resigned
    director
  30. 2010-07-01
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    JENKINS, Pauline appointed
    director
  31. 2010-07-01
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    MARSHFIELD, Angela appointed
    director
  32. 2009-10-01
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    ALEXANDER, John Peter resigned
    director
  33. 2007-06-24
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    CHRISTISON, Sally Ann appointed
    secretary
  34. 2007-06-24
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    RENNISON, Michael Reginald resigned
    secretary
  35. 2007-06-24
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    CHRISTISON, Sally Ann appointed
    director
  36. 2007-06-24
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    HUNTER, Gordon Donnan appointed
    director
  37. 2007-06-24
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    LLOYD, Darren Paul resigned
    director
  38. 2005-05-22
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    BAILEY, Robert Charles resigned
    director
  39. 2005-05-22
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    LLOYD, Darren Paul appointed
    director
  40. 2002-08-01
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    BAILEY, Robert Charles appointed
    director
  41. 2002-04-04
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    LIDGEY, Robert Antony resigned
    director
  42. 2001-09-01
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    RENNISON, Michael Reginald appointed
    secretary
  43. 2001-08-31
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    JENKINS, Pauline resigned
    secretary
  44. 2001-08-31
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    JENKINS, Pauline resigned
    director
  45. 2001-01-15
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    JENKINS, Pauline appointed
    secretary
  46. 2000-04-01
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    HINES, Ronald George resigned
    director
  47. 2000-03-27
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    HINES, Ronald George resigned
    secretary
  48. 1998-05-03
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    NALDER, Lynda Ann resigned
    secretary
  49. 1997-04-27
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    NALDER, Lynda Ann appointed
    secretary
  50. 1997-04-27
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    JOY, Christopher resigned
    director
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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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Lloyd Jenkins
Individual · British · DOB 11/1940 · age 86
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/03/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1923-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

The Grove
Burnham On Sea
Somerset
TA8 2PA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (4 active · 25 resigned)

JENKINS, Pauline Joan Valerie Whitaker→
secretary · appointed 2013-12-01
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Active
BELFIELD, Richard→
director · ~77y · appointed 2016-01-01
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Active
JENKINS, David Lloyd→
director · ~86y · appointed 2015-06-30
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Active
LAWTON, William Edward James→
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-09-24
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Active
CHRISTISON, Sally Ann→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-24 · resigned 2010-07-01
Resigned
HINES, Ronald George→
secretary · appointed 1993-03-19 · resigned 2000-03-27
Resigned
JENKINS, Pauline→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-15 · resigned 2001-08-31
Resigned
MARSHFIELD, Angela→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-01 · resigned 2013-12-01
Resigned
NALDER, Lynda Ann→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-27 · resigned 1998-05-03
Resigned
PURSGLOVE, Elizabeth Marina→
secretary · resigned 1993-03-19
Resigned
RENNISON, Michael Reginald→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-01 · resigned 2007-06-24
Resigned
ALEXANDER, John Peter→
director · ~96y · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
BAILEY, Robert Charles→
director · ~80y · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2005-05-22
Resigned
CHRISTISON, Sally Ann→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-06-24 · resigned 2010-07-01
Resigned
DYER, Richard Alan→
director · ~83y · resigned 1994-03-01
Resigned
HINES, Ronald George→
director · ~91y · appointed 1993-03-19 · resigned 2000-04-01
Resigned
HUNTER, Gordon Donnan→
director · ~90y · appointed 2007-06-24 · resigned 2010-07-01
Resigned
HUNTER, Gordon→
director · ~90y · appointed 1993-03-19 · resigned 1995-02-17
Resigned
JENKINS, Pauline→
director · ~83y · appointed 2010-07-01 · resigned 2015-10-30
Resigned
JENKINS, Pauline→
director · ~83y · resigned 2001-08-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property27/06/1985—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property27/06/1985—
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Recent filings (126 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
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accounts · AA
2025-10-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
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accounts · AA
2024-11-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
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officers · AP01
2024-01-16
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accounts · AA
2023-09-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
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accounts · AA
2022-11-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
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2021-10-20
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2021-03-07
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2020-11-18
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2020-03-13
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2019-11-27