CATTERICK RACECOURSE COMPANY LIMITED(THE)
🌳Matureactive
00188739 · ltd · incorporated 1923-03-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 58.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of racehorse owners
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. 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 · 2 lenders · oldest 58.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 58.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
118 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.
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 (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-07-29📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-03📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-05-03📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-10-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-03-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01➖WORTHINGTON, Valerie Anne resigneddirector
- 2021-07-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-01➕BOOTH, Philip Andrew appointeddirector
- 2021-07-01➕BURCHNALL, Annabel Jane appointeddirector
- 2020-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-26➖HILL WALKER, Peter Alan resigneddirector
- 2014-09-10➖THE MARQUESS OF ZETLAND, Mark, Marquess resigneddirector
- 2014-04-15➕SANDERSON, James Henry appointeddirector
- 2006-11-06➖DUNDAS, Robin Lawrence, Earl Of Ronaldshay resigneddirector
- 1991-11-23➕SANDERSON, John Francis appointedsecretary
- 1991-11-23➖CUTT, Gaynor Maxine resignedsecretary
- 1991-06-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1967-10-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bradford & Bingley Building Society
- 1923-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CATTERICK RACECOURSE COMPANY LIMITED(THE)
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 103 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Henry Sanderson Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr John Francis Sanderson Individual · British · DOB 09/1941 · age 85 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Greville Thomas Worthington Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Valerie Anne Worthingtonceased 21/03/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1923-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93191 — Activities of racehorse owners
Registered office
The Racecourse
Catterick Bridge
Richmond
North Yorkshire
DL1O 7PE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-12
Last: 2026-06-28
Officers (6 active · 5 resigned)
SANDERSON, John Francis→
Activesecretary · appointed 1991-11-23
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BOOTH, Philip Andrew→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-07-01
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BURCHNALL, Annabel Jane→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-07-01
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SANDERSON, James Henry→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-04-15
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Active
Active
CUTT, Gaynor Maxine→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-11-23
DUNDAS, Robin Lawrence, Earl Of Ronaldshay→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · resigned 2006-11-06
HILL WALKER, Peter Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 2016-01-26
THE MARQUESS OF ZETLAND, Mark, Marquess→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 2014-09-10
WORTHINGTON, Valerie Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 2021-11-01
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 18/06/1991 | — | |
| outstanding | Bradford & Bingley Building Society | Legal charge | 2 properties | 30/10/1967 | — |
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Recent filings (118 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-07-29
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-05-03
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-10