CUDDINGTON (BANSTEAD) GOLF CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00224241 · ltd · incorporated 1927-09-05
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2024
Net worth
£1.70M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 97.3y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 97.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (65/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
6 charges (4/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
84
Directors & officers
43 officers (4 active, 43 linked, 38 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
189 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,701,705

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£701k
Net Worth
£1.7m
Current Assets
£777k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-04-30
Total assets£2.00M
Current assets£777.1k
Cash£700.8k
Debtors£65.7k
Net assets£1.70M

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 (103 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-01-31
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  3. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-22
    CASTLE, Deborah Mary appointed
    director
  6. 2024-05-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-04-12
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-04-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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  9. 2023-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-25
    ROBSON, Robert Mark appointed
    director
  11. 2023-03-25
    BLACKBURN, Michael David Neil resigned
    director
  12. 2022-07-29
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  13. 2022-07-28
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    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  14. 2022-06-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-06-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-03-26
    GREAVES, Richard James appointed
    director
  17. 2022-03-26
    FINIKIN, Wilfred Stanley resigned
    director
  18. 2022-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-05-21
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  20. 2021-04-16
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  21. 2021-03-27
    YOUNG, Alastair James Joiner resigned
    director
  22. 2020-06-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2020-05-27
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    officers · TM01
  24. 2020-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2020-03-28
    BLACKBURN, Michael David Neil appointed
    director
  26. 2020-03-28
    GRAVES, John Osborne resigned
    director
  27. 2019-03-23
    COCHRANE, Ian Moyes resigned
    director
  28. 2019-03-23
    FINIKIN, Wilfred Stanley appointed
    director
  29. 2018-03-24
    JONES, Gareth Alan Keith resigned
    director
  30. 2018-03-24
    YOUNG, Alastair James Joiner appointed
    director
  31. 2018-03-23
    YOUNG, Alastair James Joiner appointed
    director
  32. 2018-03-23
    YOUNG, Alastair James Joiner resigned
    director
  33. 2017-03-25
    GRAVES, John Osborne appointed
    director
  34. 2017-03-25
    HEATH, Peter Ronald resigned
    director
  35. 2016-03-19
    COCHRANE, Ian Moyes appointed
    director
  36. 2016-03-19
    VERMONT, Paul resigned
    director
  37. 2015-04-11
    SCHUNTER, Paul Robert appointed
    secretary
  38. 2015-04-11
    JONES, Gareth Alan Keith appointed
    director
  39. 2015-04-11
    SHERRIFF, Anthony Charles resigned
    director
  40. 2014-07-22
    ROBINSON, John resigned
    secretary
  41. 2014-03-22
    GOLDSMITH, William James resigned
    director
  42. 2014-03-22
    HEATH, Peter Ronald appointed
    director
  43. 2013-03-23
    MOORE, Terence Charles resigned
    director
  44. 2013-03-23
    VERMONT, Paul appointed
    director
  45. 2012-03-24
    BUTLER, Anthony Richard resigned
    director
  46. 2012-03-24
    SHERRIFF, Anthony Charles appointed
    director
  47. 2011-05-23
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  48. 2011-03-28
    ROBINSON, John appointed
    secretary
  49. 2011-03-26
    GOLDSMITH, William James appointed
    director
  50. 2011-03-26
    WILLIAMS, Anthony 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 70 — 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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1927-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Banstead Road
Banstead
Surrey
SM7 1RD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-21
Last: 2026-05-07

Officers (4 active · 39 resigned)

SCHUNTER, Paul Robert
secretary · appointed 2015-04-11
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Active
CASTLE, Deborah Mary
director · ~70y · appointed 2024-06-22
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Active
GREAVES, Richard James
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-03-26
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Active
ROBSON, Robert Mark
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-03-25
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Active
BURR, Sally Jane
secretary · appointed 2009-03-28 · resigned 2011-01-01
Resigned
DAVIS, Simon Paul
secretary · appointed 2005-09-22 · resigned 2009-03-28
Resigned
ROBINSON, John
secretary · appointed 2011-03-28 · resigned 2014-07-22
Resigned
SCOTT, David Michael
secretary · resigned 2005-06-30
Resigned
BLACKBURN, Michael David Neil
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-03-28 · resigned 2023-03-25
Resigned
BLEASDALE, Frederick Ernest
director · ~98y · resigned 1993-04-14
Resigned
BUTLER, Anthony Richard
director · ~75y · appointed 2009-03-28 · resigned 2012-03-24
Resigned
CHIGNELL, James Brian
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2009-03-28
Resigned
COCHRANE, Ian Moyes
director · ~77y · appointed 2016-03-19 · resigned 2019-03-23
Resigned
DENNY, Roger Philip
director · ~76y · resigned 1996-03-30
Resigned
DONOVAN, Anthony
director · ~75y · appointed 2000-04-01 · resigned 2003-03-29
Resigned
FARLEY, Andrew
director · ~86y · resigned 1993-04-14
Resigned
FINIKIN, Wilfred Stanley
director · ~78y · appointed 2019-03-23 · resigned 2022-03-26
Resigned
GILBY, Gordon
director · ~86y · appointed 1995-04-01 · resigned 1997-04-05
Resigned
GLOVER, William George
director · ~97y · appointed 1999-03-27 · resigned 2002-03-23
Resigned
GOLDSMITH, William James
director · ~84y · appointed 2011-03-26 · resigned 2014-03-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property23/05/2011
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property24/01/2011
satisfied
Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
Mortgage debenture1 property14/11/200003/02/2011
outstanding
Alfred Ernest Stephen Wolfe Taylor / Jonathan Jeremy Kirwan Taylor / Peter Robin Kirwan-Taylor. / The Right Honourable Kenneth Baron Grantchester.
Legal charge1 property27/03/1991
satisfied
Unknown
Series of debentures03/03/195925/02/2011
satisfied
Unknown
Series of debentures20/03/192918/11/2002
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Recent filings (189 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2022-07-29
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-10