APPLETON RIFLE CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00826352 · ltd · incorporated 1964-11-06

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

£12

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (6 active, 16 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

109 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £12

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£12

~ YoY

Current Assets

£2

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£12	£12
Current assets	£2	£2
Net assets	£12	£12

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-06-04
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officers · AP01
2026-06-01
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ARNSTEIN, Michael Alfred appointed
director
2026-02-14
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officers · TM01
2026-02-14
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officers · TM01
2026-02-13
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officers · TM01
2026-02-13
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officers · TM01
2026-02-08
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GIBBONS, Alan Neil resigned
director
2026-02-08
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GREEN, Simon Leigh resigned
director
2026-02-07
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ARNSTEIN, Michael John Alfred resigned
director
2026-02-04
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accounts · AA
2025-07-15
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LEYLAND, Bernard resigned
director
2025-02-03
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officers · AP01
2025-02-03
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officers · AP01
2025-02-03
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officers · AP01
2025-02-03
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officers · AP01
2025-02-03
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accounts · AA
2024-02-06
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officers · TM01
2024-02-06
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accounts · AA
2024-02-01
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ALMOND, Neil James appointed
director
2024-02-01
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SCOTT-BROOKER, Gavin appointed
director
2024-02-01
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ARNSTEIN, Michael John Alfred appointed
director
2024-02-01
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GREEN, Simon Leigh appointed
director
2023-04-24
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PETERS, Paul Nicholas resigned
director
2023-02-01
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accounts · AA
2023-02-01
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officers · TM01
2022-12-16
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SHERRATT, Alan resigned
director
2022-02-02
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accounts · AA
2021-02-01
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accounts · AA
2021-01-28
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accounts · AA
2011-01-30
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WATCHORN, Richard Victor appointed
secretary
2011-01-30
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HOLT, Stephen Edward appointed
director
2011-01-30
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GIBBONS, Alan Neil resigned
secretary
2010-09-10
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BARTROP, Peter Harold resigned
director
2010-03-13
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WATCHORN, Richard Victor appointed
director
2009-10-28
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PARKINSON, Thomas Arnold resigned
director
1994-04-01
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PETERS, Paul Nicholas appointed
director
1992-11-25
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DERBYSHIRE, John Roy resigned
director
1964-11-06
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Company incorporated
As APPLETON RIFLE CLUB LIMITED

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — 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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: ARNSTEIN, Michael John Alfred resigned 2026-02-07; GIBBONS, Alan Neil resigned 2026-02-08; GREEN, Simon Leigh resigned 2026-02-08

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1964-11-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

The Quarry Quarry Lane

Appleton

Warrington

Cheshire

WA4 5JD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-15

Last: 2026-02-01