ACCRINGTON & DISTRICT GOLF CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00279756 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1933-09-20

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

£89.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 46.6y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 46.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

93 officers (6 active, 93 linked, 85 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

269 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

Positive net assets

Net assets £89,240

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£2k

Net Worth

£89k

Current Assets

£13k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Total assets	£100.3k	—
Current assets	£12.7k	—
Cash	£2.0k	—
Debtors	£10.4k	—
Net assets	£89.2k	—
Average employees	—	600

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

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (200 events)Click to expand

2026-02-05
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2026-02-04
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officers · AP01
2026-02-04
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officers · AP01
2026-01-30
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officers · TM01
2026-01-23
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MAXWELL, Edward John appointed
director
2026-01-22
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COLES, Samuel James appointed
director
2026-01-22
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ROBINSON, Ian Paul appointed
director
2026-01-20
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MORTIMER, Matthew Jude resigned
director
2025-05-27
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accounts · AA
2025-02-18
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officers · AP01
2025-02-05
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SMITH, Neville Kirk appointed
director
2025-01-27
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officers · TM01
2025-01-15
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MAXWELL, Edward John resigned
director
2024-06-12
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accounts · AA
2024-02-12
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officers · TM01
2024-01-17
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FLECK, William resigned
director
2023-09-06
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accounts · AA
2023-02-20
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2023-02-20
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officers · AP01
2023-02-20
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officers · TM01
2023-01-18
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HARRISON, Robert appointed
director
2023-01-18
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MAXWELL, Edward John appointed
director
2023-01-18
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WALKER, Annette Julie resigned
director
2022-11-14
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accounts · AA
2022-10-13
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officers · TM01
2022-03-01
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HOUSTON, Peter John resigned
director
2022-02-09
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officers · AP01
2022-01-19
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MORTIMER, Matthew Jude appointed
director
2021-11-04
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accounts · AA
2021-02-08
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officers · TM01
2021-01-04
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2020-10-08
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BYROM, David Anthony resigned
director
2019-01-23
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STEPHENSON, Brian resigned
director
2017-01-25
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ASHWORTH, David resigned
director
2017-01-25
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BYROM, David Anthony appointed
director
2017-01-25
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WALKER, Annette Julie appointed
director
2017-01-25
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WHITTAKER, Garth resigned
director
2017-01-25
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YATES, James resigned
director
2016-04-01
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BYROM, David Anthony resigned
director
2016-01-27
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BAILDON, Peter resigned
director
2016-01-27
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BYROM, David Anthony appointed
director
2016-01-27
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FOSTER, Trevor Anthony resigned
director
2015-01-28
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FLECK, William appointed
director
2015-01-28
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HOUSTON, Peter John appointed
director
2015-01-28
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PADBURY, Stuart William resigned
director
2014-06-20
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BELL, Robert Robb Campbell resigned
director
2014-01-22
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BELL, Robert Robb Campbell appointed
director
2014-01-22
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NUTTALL, Ian Andrew resigned
director
2014-01-22
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WHITTAKER, Garth appointed
director
2013-07-29
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PARTINGTON, Andrew John resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 200 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

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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul Anthony Wright Individual · English · DOB 09/1975 · age 51	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1933-09-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Accrington Golf Club Devon Avenue

Oswaldtwistle

Accrington

Lancashire

BB5 4LS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-22

Last: 2026-02-08