BRITISH AUTOMOBILE RACING CLUB LIMITED

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00516639 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1953-03-02

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 21.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

78/100

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 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.6y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 21.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

53 officers (13 active, 53 linked, 51 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

205 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (110 events)Click to expand

2026-07-17
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2026-07-15
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HAMMOCK, Peter David resigned
director
2025-10-23
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officers · AP01
2025-10-23
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officers · AP01
2025-10-22
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officers · TM01
2025-10-13
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HYDE, Alan appointed
director
2025-10-13
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TRAFFORD, Paul, Dr appointed
director
2025-10-13
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CARTER, Mark Philip resigned
director
2025-08-20
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2024-11-22
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officers · AP01
2024-11-18
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HAMMOCK, Peter David appointed
director
2024-11-18
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officers · TM01
2024-11-11
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CAIE, Stuart resigned
director
2024-07-17
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accounts · AA
2024-04-05
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officers · AP01
2024-02-29
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WILSON, Timothy John appointed
director
2023-09-21
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2023-09-21
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2023-09-20
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FELIX, Lionel John resigned
director
2023-09-20
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HOWARD, Sarah resigned
director
2023-08-23
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2023-02-15
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2022-11-14
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2022-11-14
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2022-11-14
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2022-11-14
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officers · CH01
2022-09-02
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2022-09-02
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2022-08-02
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2022-07-27
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CAIE, Stuart appointed
director
2022-07-27
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FROST, Nicholas James resigned
director
2021-04-10
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HUNT, Martin Peter appointed
director
2021-04-10
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HOWARD, Sarah appointed
director
2018-05-30
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CARTER, Dennis Ivan resigned
director
2017-06-05
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HUNT, Martin Peter resigned
director
2016-05-24
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BAYNAM, Jim appointed
director
2016-05-24
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CARTER, Mark Philip appointed
director
2016-05-24
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CAWSEY, John Derrick resigned
director
2016-05-24
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WILSON, Timothy John resigned
director
2015-05-26
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SMITH, Jeremy Latham appointed
director
2015-05-26
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UWOTA, Dorothy appointed
director
2015-05-26
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WOOD, Clive Robert appointed
director
2015-05-26
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CLARK, Simon Nicholas resigned
director
2015-05-26
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WOODWARD, Guy Mowbray resigned
director
2014-07-29
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CHAMPKIN, Jamie Rhodes resigned
director
2014-05-28
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GRANT-BRAHAM, Bruce, Dr appointed
director
2014-05-28
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JENKINS, Rhodri David appointed
director
2014-05-28
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BRADLEY, Frank James resigned
director
2014-05-28
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CARTER, Dennis Ivan appointed
director
2014-05-28
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HOPKINSON, John Colin 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

-13 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CARTER, Mark Philip resigned 2025-10-13; HAMMOCK, Peter David resigned 2026-07-15

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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1953-03-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Thruxton Motor Racing Circuit

Thruxton

Nr. Andover

Hants

SP11 8PN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-06

Last: 2025-10-23