DYRHAM PARK COUNTRY CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00752135 · ltd · incorporated 1963-03-04

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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year to Jun 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

96090Other service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 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 · 4 lenders · oldest 29.3y

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

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

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

Directors & officers

100 officers (5 active, 100 linked, 95 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

414 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.

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 · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	55	5000

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (212 events)Click to expand

2026-03-18
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2025-11-12
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2025-11-06
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officers · TM01
2025-11-05
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officers · TM01
2025-11-05
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officers · AP01
2025-10-16
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BLAKE, Warwick Phillip appointed
director
2025-10-16
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KALMS, Stephen resigned
director
2025-10-09
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HOFFMAN, Peter Marcus resigned
director
2024-11-26
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officers · AP01
2024-11-25
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officers · TM01
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officers · TM01
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officers · AP01
2024-10-15
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GRANT, Elaine appointed
director
2024-10-15
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LEE, Murray Alan appointed
director
2024-10-15
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BENTON, Cheryl resigned
director
2024-10-15
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GRANT, Geoffrey resigned
director
2024-10-15
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HOFFMAN, Peter Marcus appointed
director
2024-09-18
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accounts · AA
2024-06-24
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mortgage · MR01
2024-06-24
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Leslie Abrahams
2024-05-22
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2024-02-22
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accounts · AA
2024-01-15
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mortgage · MR01
2024-01-12
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Solomon Potel
2023-12-08
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officers · TM01
2023-12-08
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2023-10-19
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GREENE, Jonathan Ian resigned
director
2023-10-19
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KOSSMAN, Ralph Oscar resigned
director
2022-10-12
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LERNER, Michael appointed
director
2022-10-12
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BENTON, Cheryl appointed
director
2022-10-12
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FREEMAN, Austin resigned
director
2022-10-12
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FREEMAN, Michele Helena resigned
director
2022-10-12
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GOTTLIEB, Ronald resigned
director
2021-10-26
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DIAS, Daniel Mark resigned
director
2021-10-26
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KLEIN, Stuart Ivor resigned
director
2020-12-21
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GRANT, Geoffrey appointed
director
2020-12-16
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Charge satisfied #3
2019-10-03
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FREEMAN, Austin appointed
director
2019-10-03
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GREENE, Jonathan Ian appointed
director
2019-10-02
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BOAS, Barry resigned
director
2019-10-02
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CURTIS, Jeremy Nigel resigned
director
2019-10-02
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JOSEPH, Sandra resigned
director
2018-11-06
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JOSEPH, Sandra appointed
director
2018-10-02
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BOAS, Barry appointed
director

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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 78 — 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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: HOFFMAN, Peter Marcus resigned 2025-10-09; KALMS, Stephen resigned 2025-10-16

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Michael Lerner Individual · British · DOB 11/1951 · age 75	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	12/10/2022
Mr Howard Joseph Individual · British · DOB 10/1949 · age 77	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/10/2018

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Raymond Alan Rubensteinceased 12/10/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
Mr Stephen Samuel Sampsonceased 02/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Geoffrey Grantceased 01/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Howard Leveneceased 07/11/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Typeltd

Incorporated1963-03-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Galley Lane

Barnet

Hertfordshire

EN5 4RA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-15

Last: 2025-11-01