ALDENHAM SOCIAL CLUB LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive

00428565 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1947-01-29

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 Oct 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Public houses and bars

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 49.5y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 49.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

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

Directors & officers

100 officers (6 active, 100 linked, 90 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

294 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31
Average employees	600	500

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

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (212 events)Click to expand

2026-05-12
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2026-04-16
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2025-06-25
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accounts · AA
2025-06-06
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officers · AP01
2025-03-25
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officers · TM01
2025-03-22
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KIMPTON, Michael Roy resigned
director
2024-08-15
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RUSSELL, Allen appointed
director
2024-04-09
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accounts · AA
2024-04-06
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BAILEY, James resigned
director
2023-08-03
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officers · TM01
2023-07-04
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2023-07-04
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2023-07-04
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2023-06-22
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COXILL, Tanya Michell appointed
director
2023-06-22
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HOPWOOD, Rosslyn Andrea resigned
director
2023-06-22
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KIMPTON, Michael Roy appointed
director
2023-06-22
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THOMAS, Peter James resigned
director
2023-06-01
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accounts · AA
2023-01-16
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officers · TM01
2023-01-10
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COLLEY, Mark Richard resigned
director
2022-09-02
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2022-09-02
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2022-06-29
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DAWSON, Alison Jane appointed
director
2022-06-29
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BAILEY, James appointed
director
2022-04-28
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accounts · AA
2021-06-25
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accounts · AA
2021-03-15
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officers · CH01
2020-07-27
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officers · TM01
2020-07-27
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officers · TM01
2020-07-01
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AGATE, Denise Anne resigned
director
2020-07-01
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GREENWELL, David John resigned
director
2018-09-18
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AGATE, Denise Anne appointed
director
2018-09-18
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COLLEY, Mark Richard appointed
director
2018-05-29
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AGATE, Denise Anne resigned
director
2018-05-29
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COLLEY, Mark Richard resigned
director
2017-03-30
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BUTLER, Christine resigned
director
2017-03-30
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MORGAN, Beryl resigned
director
2017-03-30
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RIMINGTON, Dean resigned
director
2016-10-06
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RUDELHOFF, Dennis Sidney resigned
director
2016-05-18
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BOUNSALL, Linda resigned
director
2016-05-18
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MORGAN, Beryl appointed
director
2015-08-12
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AGATE, Denise Anne appointed
director
2015-08-12
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LANGFORD, Graham Paul resigned
director
2015-08-12
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RIMINGTON, Dean appointed
director
2015-08-12
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RUDELHOFF, Dennis Sidney appointed
director
2015-05-22
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Charge satisfied #5
2015-05-22
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Charge satisfied #4
2014-05-01
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PETTERSSON, Grant David appointed
director
2014-05-01
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BANGERT, Diane May resigned
director
2014-05-01
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BOURNE, Innis 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

-6 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 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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.

🔒Co-director network graph

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

Incorporated1947-01-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

Church Lane

Aldenham

Hertfordshire

WD25 8AY

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-23

Last: 2026-05-09