BULL BAY GOLF CLUB LIMITED(THE)

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00216641 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1926-10-06
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 45.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£294.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 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 45.7y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 45.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
100 officers (5 active, 100 linked, 93 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
368 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £294,210
Cash YoY
+24%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£133k
↑ 24% YoY
Net Worth
£294k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£168k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£59k£118k£177k£235k£294kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£339.6k£301.9k
Current assets£168.1k£141.8k
Cash£133.4k£107.3k
Debtors£8.9k£7.9k
Net assets£294.2k£287.6k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (208 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-05-08
    GRIFFITHS, Liam appointed
    director
  3. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2025-10-24
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-04-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-04-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-04-10
    JONES, Cyril Charles appointed
    director
  8. 2025-04-10
    NORGAIN, Ian appointed
    director
  9. 2025-03-31
    BINGHAM, Jonathan resigned
    director
  10. 2025-03-31
    JONES, Richard Owain resigned
    director
  11. 2025-03-31
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  12. 2025-03-31
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  13. 2025-03-31
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  15. 2025-03-31
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  16. 2025-01-29
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  17. 2025-01-27
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  18. 2025-01-27
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  20. 2024-10-16
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  21. 2024-09-24
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  22. 2024-09-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
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  23. 2024-09-01
    JONES, Richard Owain appointed
    director
  24. 2024-07-01
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  25. 2024-05-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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  26. 2024-05-22
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  28. 2024-05-22
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  29. 2024-05-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
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  30. 2024-05-15
    BEBBINGTON, Stephen appointed
    director
  31. 2024-05-15
    PERRY, Graham resigned
    secretary
  32. 2024-05-15
    BINGHAM, Jonathan appointed
    director
  33. 2024-05-15
    DALY, Michael Henry resigned
    director
  34. 2024-05-15
    EWING, Robert John resigned
    director
  35. 2024-05-15
    FITZPATRICK, Paul Martin resigned
    director
  36. 2024-05-15
    GRIFFITHS, Liam resigned
    director
  37. 2024-05-15
    HURST, Julian Alexander resigned
    director
  38. 2024-05-15
    JONES, Richard Owain resigned
    director
  39. 2024-03-27
    BEBBINGTON, Steve resigned
    director
  40. 2023-04-01
    HURST, Julian Alexander appointed
    director
  41. 2023-03-31
    HARDY, Diane resigned
    director
  42. 2023-03-31
    HOWDEN, Simon Craig resigned
    director
  43. 2023-03-31
    JONES, Anna Marion resigned
    director
  44. 2023-03-31
    JONES, Wendy resigned
    director
  45. 2022-04-01
    MACKENZIE, Nicola Cheryl appointed
    director
  46. 2022-04-01
    BEBBINGTON, Steve appointed
    director
  47. 2022-04-01
    BINGHAM, Jonathan resigned
    director
  48. 2022-04-01
    GRIFFITHS, Liam appointed
    director
  49. 2022-04-01
    HARRISON, Margaret resigned
    director
  50. 2022-04-01
    HOWDEN, Simon Craig appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 208 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1926-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

The Club House
Bull Bay
Amlwch, Anglesey
Gywnedd, North Wales
LL68 9RY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (5 active · 155 resigned)

BEBBINGTON, Stephen
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-05-15
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Active
GRIFFITHS, Liam
director · ~37y · appointed 2026-05-08
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Active
JONES, Cyril Charles
director · ~73y · appointed 2025-04-10
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Active
MACKENZIE, Nicola Cheryl
director · ~61y · appointed 2022-04-01
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Active
NORGAIN, Ian
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-04-10
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Active
BURNS, John Stuart
secretary · appointed 2005-04-01 · resigned 2011-03-25
Resigned
FURLONG, Ian
secretary · appointed 1997-04-01 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
HUGHES, William Gwyn
secretary · appointed 2018-06-01 · resigned 2018-08-10
Resigned
JONES, Dafydd Llewelyn
secretary · appointed 2014-03-01 · resigned 2017-03-24
Resigned
LEWIS, David Wynn
secretary · appointed 1993-03-15 · resigned 1997-04-11
Resigned
PERRY, Graham
secretary · appointed 2018-10-18 · resigned 2024-05-15
Resigned
TICKLE, John Joseph Rennie
secretary · resigned 1993-03-12
Resigned
ASPINALL, Roberta Jane
director · ~85y · appointed 2010-03-28 · resigned 2012-03-31
Resigned
ASPINALL, Roberta Jane
director · ~85y · appointed 1993-10-01 · resigned 1996-04-01
Resigned
BAYNES, Lee Michael
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-04-01 · resigned 2016-03-28
Resigned
BAYNES, Michael
director · ~82y · appointed 2002-03-29 · resigned 2004-03-26
Resigned
BAYNES, Michael
director · ~82y · appointed 1994-10-07 · resigned 1997-03-31
Resigned
BEBBINGTON, Steve
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-04-01 · resigned 2024-03-27
Resigned
BINGHAM, Jonathan
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-05-15 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned
BINGHAM, Jonathan
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-04-01 · resigned 2022-04-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property27/01/1994
satisfied
Bass North West
Bass North West LTD
Legal charge1 property23/10/198021/02/1992
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Recent filings (368 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-27