ABRIDGE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00736182 · ltd · incorporated 1962-09-24

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 May 2025

Net worth

£106.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 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

6 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 45.2y

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 45.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

79 officers (10 active, 79 linked, 72 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

267 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £106,944

Net assets shrinking

Down £22,786 YoY

Cash YoY

-4%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£134k

↓ 3.7% YoY

Net Worth

£107k

↓ 18% YoY

Current Assets

£295k

↓ 1.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£130.2k	£158.5k
Current assets	£294.6k	£299.8k
Cash	£133.9k	£139.1k
Debtors	£160.7k	£160.7k
Net assets	£106.9k	£129.7k

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

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (165 events)Click to expand

2025-11-18
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accounts · AA
2025-10-27
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officers · AP01
2025-10-25
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officers · AP01
2025-10-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-24
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officers · TM01
2025-10-23
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MORGAN, Perry George Ian appointed
director
2025-10-23
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POTTER, Lee appointed
director
2025-10-23
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TAHIR, Shaheen appointed
director
2025-10-23
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PHILLIPS, David Andrew resigned
director
2025-07-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-30
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ASTON, Benjamin Lewis resigned
director
2025-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
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FIRTH, Ben resigned
director
2025-01-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-17
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GOLDING, Stephen John appointed
director
2024-10-17
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SUMMERS, David Sydney resigned
director
2024-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
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gazette · DISS40
2024-04-30
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gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-19
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JONES, Martin Philip appointed
director
2023-10-19
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ASTON, Benjamin Lewis appointed
director
2023-10-19
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BLOCK, Stewart Richard resigned
director
2023-10-19
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DISDALE, Stuart resigned
director
2023-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-20
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WILLIAMS, Kirk Edward appointed
director
2022-10-20
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BRONZIET, Gary resigned
director
2022-10-20
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FIRTH, Ben appointed
director
2022-10-20
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JACOBS, Lewis resigned
director
2021-10-21
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COHEN, Menashy David appointed
director
2021-10-21
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SHLOSBERG, Melanie Ann appointed
director
2021-10-21
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BRATTMAN, Stanley resigned
director
2020-10-11
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BRETT, Barry Anthony resigned
director
2020-07-09
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BRETT, Barry Anthony appointed
director
2020-06-30
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LEVY, Simon Philip resigned
director
2018-10-09
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PHILLIPS, David Andrew appointed
director
2018-06-15
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ALLSUCH, Lesley Susan resigned
director
2017-09-27
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BRATTMAN, Stanley appointed
director
2017-09-27
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SPECTERMAN, Gary Simon resigned
director
2017-01-24
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Charge satisfied #5
2017-01-24
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Charge satisfied #4

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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

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
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: ASTON, Benjamin Lewis resigned 2025-06-30; PHILLIPS, David Andrew resigned 2025-10-23

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.

Group structure

Abridge Golf Club (Holdings) Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Abridge Golf Club (Holdings) Limited

Corporate parent

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ABRIDGE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB LIMITED

This company · 00736182

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Abridge Golf Club (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity	—	—	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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1962-09-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Epping Lane

Stapleford Tawney

Essex

RM4 1ST

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-10

Last: 2025-06-26