COTTINGHAM RECREATION CLUB,LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive

00220599 · ltd · incorporated 1927-03-24

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

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£-627

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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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 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -47% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 99.0y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 99.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

24 officers (5 active, 24 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

135 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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 · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £627

Cash draining

Cash down 47% YoY

Cash YoY

-47%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£180

↓ 47% YoY

Net Worth

-£627

↓ 126% YoY

Current Assets

£180

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£-627	£-278
Current assets	£180	—
Cash	£180	£339
Net assets	£-627	£-278

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

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2026-03-09
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officers · TM01
2026-02-26
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WARD, John Peter resigned
director
2026-02-10
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accounts · AA
2026-01-08
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officers · TM01
2025-05-01
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GIBBONS, Shirley resigned
director
2024-12-18
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accounts · AA
2024-01-25
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2023-01-24
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accounts · AA
2023-01-09
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officers · TM01
2022-02-01
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accounts · AA
2021-08-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
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accounts · AA01
2021-04-20
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accounts · AA01
2020-11-24
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WALKER, Alec resigned
director
2020-02-08
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officers · AP01
2020-02-06
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AXIOTES, Peter appointed
director
2020-02-06
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officers · TM01
2019-12-18
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accounts · AA
2019-03-28
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WALSTER MBE, Francis Raymond appointed
director
2019-03-28
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officers · AP01
2019-02-13
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officers · TM01
2019-01-31
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SMART, Alan resigned
director
2018-12-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-12-04
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ABBA, Denys Leonard resigned
director
2017-12-06
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FOSTER, Richard appointed
secretary
2017-12-06
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GIBBONS, Shirley resigned
secretary
2017-04-30
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RYLEY, John David resigned
secretary
2015-12-03
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FOSTER, Richard appointed
director
2015-12-03
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DEVINE, Brian Adrian resigned
director
2009-01-03
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WARD, John Peter appointed
director
2008-12-10
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RUSSELL, Clifford Melvin resigned
director
2008-01-08
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WOODESON, Susan Christine appointed
director
2008-01-05
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GIBBONS, Shirley appointed
secretary
2008-01-05
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GIBBONS, Shirley appointed
director
2007-12-12
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RYLEY, John David resigned
director
2007-12-12
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WADSWORTH, Peter Hugh resigned
director
2006-12-13
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SMART, Alan appointed
director
2006-11-11
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BULMER, Donald Barnett resigned
director
2002-03-26
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DEVINE, Brian Adrian appointed
director
2002-02-27
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ROBINSON, Keith Wilburn resigned
director
1999-12-08
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ABBA, Denys Leonard appointed
director
1999-12-08
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WALKER, Alec appointed
director
1999-09-15
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COOK, Arthur Noel Stewart resigned
director
1999-09-15
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WINFIELD, John George resigned
director
1997-12-10
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RYLEY, John David appointed
secretary
1997-12-10
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WINFIELD, John George resigned
secretary
1995-12-11
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LAYTON, Henry Arthur resigned
director
1995-12-11
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ROBINSON, Keith Wilburn appointed
director
1995-12-11
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RYLEY, John David appointed
director
1995-12-11
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WADSWORTH, Peter Hugh appointed
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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 99 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard Foster Individual · British · DOB 08/1950 · age 76	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/12/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Shirley Gibbonsceased 06/12/2017· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1927-03-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Suite 1 Riverside Building

Livingstone Road

Hessle

North Humberside

HU13 0DZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-28

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-19

Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (5 active · 19 resigned)

FOSTER, Richard→

secretary · appointed 2017-12-06

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Active

AXIOTES, Peter→

director · ~85y · appointed 2020-02-06

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Active

FOSTER, Richard→

director · ~76y · appointed 2015-12-03

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Active

WALSTER MBE, Francis Raymond→

director · ~78y · appointed 2019-03-28

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Active

WOODESON, Susan Christine→

director · ~87y · appointed 2008-01-08

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Active

GIBBONS, Shirley→

secretary · appointed 2008-01-05 · resigned 2017-12-06

Resigned

RYLEY, John David→

secretary · appointed 1997-12-10 · resigned 2017-04-30

Resigned

WINFIELD, John George→

secretary · resigned 1997-12-10

Resigned

ABBA, Denys Leonard→

director · ~89y · appointed 1999-12-08 · resigned 2018-12-04

Resigned

BULMER, Donald Barnett→

director · ~116y · resigned 2006-11-11

Resigned

COOK, Arthur Noel Stewart→

director · ~105y · resigned 1999-09-15

Resigned

DEVINE, Brian Adrian→

director · ~93y · appointed 2002-03-26 · resigned 2015-12-03

Resigned

GIBBONS, Shirley→

director · ~89y · appointed 2008-01-05 · resigned 2025-05-01

Resigned

LAYTON, Henry Arthur→

director · ~116y · resigned 1995-12-11

Resigned

ROBINSON, Keith Wilburn→

director · ~99y · appointed 1995-12-11 · resigned 2002-02-27

Resigned

ROBINSON, Walter→

director · ~114y · resigned 1995-01-08

Resigned

RUSSELL, Clifford Melvin→

director · ~101y · resigned 2008-12-10

Resigned

RYLEY, John David→

director · ~94y · appointed 1995-12-11 · resigned 2007-12-12

Resigned

SMART, Alan→

director · ~93y · appointed 2006-12-13 · resigned 2019-01-31

Resigned

WADSWORTH, Peter Hugh→

director · ~97y · appointed 1995-12-11 · resigned 2007-12-12

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Midland Bank Midland Bank LTD	Mortgage	1 property	27/06/1927	—

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Recent filings (135 total)

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officers · TM01

2026-03-09

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accounts · AA

2026-02-10

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-09

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officers · TM01

2026-01-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-18

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-24

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-19

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officers · TM01

2023-01-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-02-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-08-13

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accounts · AA01

2021-07-20