ASHTEAD SPORTS CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00235555 · ltd · incorporated 1928-12-13

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£3.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed leisure with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

23 officers (7 active, 23 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

127 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,333

Net assets shrinking

Down £447 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£3k

↓ 12% YoY

Current Assets

£1k

↓ 29% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£3.3k	£3.8k
Current assets	£1.1k	£1.5k
Net assets	£3.3k	£3.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2026-01-02
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2025-12-29
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2025-12-29
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officers · AP01
2025-12-29
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officers · TM01
2025-12-13
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LAW, Graham Alexander appointed
director
2025-12-13
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ATTWOOD, Neil John Charles resigned
director
2024-12-28
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accounts · AA
2024-10-13
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officers · TM01
2024-10-13
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address · AD01
2024-10-13
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officers · TM02
2024-10-13
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officers · AP03
2024-10-06
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HOLLOWAY-NEVILLE, Martyn Jay appointed
secretary
2024-10-06
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GUTHRIE, Ian Robert appointed
director
2024-10-06
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WILLIAMS, Peter John resigned
secretary
2024-10-06
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WILLIAMS, Peter John resigned
director
2023-12-17
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accounts · AA
2023-11-05
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2023-11-05
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officers · AP01
2023-10-08
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HOLLOWAY-NEVILLE, Martyn Jay appointed
director
2023-10-08
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STOREY, Andrew resigned
director
2022-12-15
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accounts · AA
2021-12-15
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2020-12-15
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2019-12-16
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accounts · AA
2019-11-26
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THORNE, Peter Howard resigned
director
2019-11-26
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officers · TM01
2019-10-08
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officers · AP01
2019-10-08
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2019-10-06
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ATTWOOD, Neil John Charles appointed
director
2019-10-06
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STOREY, Andrew appointed
director
2018-10-07
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BONFIELD, Alan Charles resigned
director
2018-10-07
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MINTY, Jeffery William resigned
director
2008-10-05
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GOSSIP, Robin Grange resigned
secretary
2008-10-05
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WILLIAMS, Peter John appointed
secretary
2008-10-05
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GOSSIP, Robin Grange resigned
director
2008-10-05
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WILLIAMS, Peter John appointed
director
2006-10-09
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LANE, John Thomas resigned
director
2005-10-10
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BONFIELD, Alan Charles appointed
director
2005-10-10
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HANSFORD, Kenneth Sidney resigned
director
2005-10-09
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MINTY, Jeffery William appointed
director
2002-10-13
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LAUDY, Richard Brandon Gerard appointed
director
2002-10-13
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WOOLLARD, John Hyde resigned
director
2000-11-12
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HANSFORD, Kenneth Sidney appointed
director
2000-11-12
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VOWLES, John Edward resigned
director
1993-07-29
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GOSSIP, Robin Grange appointed
secretary
1993-07-29
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WOOLLARD, John Hyde resigned
secretary
1993-07-29
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GOSSIP, Robin Grange appointed
director
1993-07-29
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GOSSIP, Robin Grange resigned
director
1993-01-24
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SHELLEY, Peter Appleton, Mister appointed
director
1992-05-20
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RANKIN, Colin Whitelock resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-29

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard Brandon Gerard Laudy Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/10/2019
Mr Andrew Storey Individual · British,Australian · DOB 10/1959 · age 67	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/10/2019
Mr Christopher Bernard Weller Individual · British · DOB 12/1942 · age 84	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	08/10/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Peter Howard Thorneceased 06/10/2019· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated1928-12-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

6 Victoria Place

Epsom

KT17 1BY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2025-12-29OVERDUE

Last: 2024-12-15