BUSTARD FLYING CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00728743 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1962-07-03
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
23 officers (3 active, 23 linked, 15 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
128 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-14
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-03
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  7. 2021-09-11
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  8. 2020-12-17
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  9. 2019-09-10
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  10. 2018-10-10
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-11
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2018-05-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2017-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-08
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2017-02-06
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-02-02
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    DANIELS, Stephen Anthony appointed
    director
  17. 2017-02-02
    ➖
    DONCASTER, Matthew resigned
    director
  18. 2016-01-21
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    BUCKINGHAM, Stewart Leonard appointed
    director
  19. 2015-11-15
    ➖
    WILSON, Nicholas Charles resigned
    director
  20. 2015-01-01
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    WILSON, Nicholas Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2014-10-31
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    WARRENDER, James Robert resigned
    director
  22. 2014-01-20
    ➖
    BUSH, Frederick Alan resigned
    director
  23. 2014-01-20
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    WARRENDER, James Robert appointed
    director
  24. 2013-01-01
    ➕
    DONCASTER, Matthew appointed
    director
  25. 2013-01-01
    ➖
    HUKE, Charles William Norton resigned
    director
  26. 2010-06-14
    ➕
    SEAGRAVE, Daniel appointed
    secretary
  27. 2010-06-14
    ➖
    CRAWFORD, Tristan resigned
    secretary
  28. 2009-12-11
    ➖
    WALTERS, Martin James resigned
    secretary
  29. 2009-11-26
    ➕
    CRAWFORD, Tristan appointed
    secretary
  30. 2009-03-17
    ➖
    SCHOFIELD, James Alexander Aubrey resigned
    secretary
  31. 2009-03-17
    ➕
    WALTERS, Martin James appointed
    secretary
  32. 2006-09-12
    ➕
    HUKE, Charles William Norton appointed
    director
  33. 2006-09-12
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    SPOONER, David Michael John resigned
    director
  34. 2005-08-01
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    SCHOFIELD, James Alexander Aubrey appointed
    secretary
  35. 2005-08-01
    ➖
    STOBIE, David Nicholas resigned
    secretary
  36. 2004-08-02
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    SPOONER, David Michael John appointed
    director
  37. 2004-07-01
    ➖
    KOSOGORIN, Peter resigned
    director
  38. 2004-04-01
    ➕
    STOBIE, David Nicholas appointed
    secretary
  39. 2004-03-31
    ➖
    STOREY, Peter James resigned
    secretary
  40. 2003-03-30
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    KOSOGORIN, Peter appointed
    director
  41. 2003-03-30
    ➖
    YOUNG, Andrew Anderson resigned
    director
  42. 2002-03-24
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    HARGREAVES, Neale, Lieutenant Commander resigned
    director
  43. 2002-03-24
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    YOUNG, Andrew Anderson appointed
    director
  44. 2001-03-04
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    ASHMAN, Raymond John Leslie resigned
    director
  45. 2001-03-04
    ➕
    HARGREAVES, Neale, Lieutenant Commander appointed
    director
  46. 2001-01-16
    ➕
    BUSH, Frederick Alan appointed
    director
  47. 1998-04-21
    ➕
    ASHMAN, Raymond John Leslie appointed
    director
  48. 1998-04-21
    ➖
    WHITE, David James Moncrieff resigned
    director
  49. 1996-05-14
    ➕
    WHITE, David James Moncrieff appointed
    director
  50. 1996-05-13
    ➖
    EATWELL, John Edward resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 57 events

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 64 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1962-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Old Parsonage
Tout Hill
Shaftesbury
Dorset
SP7 8LX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (3 active · 20 resigned)

SEAGRAVE, Daniel→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-14
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Active
BUCKINGHAM, Stewart Leonard→
director · ~75y · appointed 2016-01-21
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Active
DANIELS, Stephen Anthony→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-02-02
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Active
CRAWFORD, Tristan→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-26 · resigned 2010-06-14
Resigned
FRASER, Alan Thomas→
secretary · resigned 1993-07-25
Resigned
SCHOFIELD, James Alexander Aubrey→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-01 · resigned 2009-03-17
Resigned
STOBIE, David Nicholas→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-01 · resigned 2005-08-01
Resigned
STOREY, Peter James→
secretary · appointed 1994-11-29 · resigned 2004-03-31
Resigned
WALTERS, Martin James→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-17 · resigned 2009-12-11
Resigned
WOOD, John Robert→
secretary · appointed 1993-07-25 · resigned 1994-11-29
Resigned
ASHMAN, Raymond John Leslie→
director · ~70y · appointed 1998-04-21 · resigned 2001-03-04
Resigned
BUSH, Frederick Alan→
director · ~83y · appointed 2001-01-16 · resigned 2014-01-20
Resigned
DONCASTER, Matthew→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2017-02-02
Resigned
EATWELL, John Edward→
director · ~88y · appointed 1993-07-25 · resigned 1996-05-13
Resigned
HARGREAVES, Neale, Lieutenant Commander→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-03-04 · resigned 2002-03-24
Resigned
HUKE, Charles William Norton→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-09-12 · resigned 2013-01-01
Resigned
KOSOGORIN, Peter→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-03-30 · resigned 2004-07-01
Resigned
OLIVER, Anthony Michael→
director · ~74y · resigned 1993-07-25
Resigned
SPOONER, David Michael John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-08-02 · resigned 2006-09-12
Resigned
WARRENDER, James Robert→
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-01-20 · resigned 2014-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (128 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-20
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accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
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accounts · AA
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
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accounts · AA
2023-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
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accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
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accounts · AA
2021-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-24