ASHTEAD SQUASH RACKETS CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00875384 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1966-03-29

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 57.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

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 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 57.5y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 57.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

23 officers (6 active, 23 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

139 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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2025-11-24
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2025-07-10
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2025-07-01
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2025-06-25
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HOLMES, Stephen Michael appointed
director
2024-11-11
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2023-12-05
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2023-12-05
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2023-12-04
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NEWLAND, Karl appointed
director
2023-12-01
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EVE, Brian Peter Everard resigned
director
2023-10-27
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2022-11-16
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2021-11-23
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2021-04-01
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2020-02-27
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2020-01-09
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2020-01-06
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2019-12-20
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THOMAS, Norman Harold resigned
director
2019-12-20
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2019-12-20
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2019-12-20
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2019-12-19
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FRANCIS, Graham resigned
secretary
2019-12-19
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FRANCIS, Graham resigned
director
2017-10-27
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HARRIS, Raymond appointed
director
2017-10-27
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WOODS, Peter Paul appointed
director
2017-10-27
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HILL, Anthony John resigned
director
2015-10-23
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HANRAHAN, Steve appointed
director
2015-10-23
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FRANCIS, Graham appointed
secretary
2015-10-23
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THOMAS, Norman Harold resigned
secretary
2013-10-18
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FRANCIS, Graham appointed
director
2013-10-18
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WARD, Peter resigned
director
2011-10-21
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STEWART, Michael Guy appointed
director
2010-10-22
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WHITMARSH, Michael John resigned
director
2010-01-13
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THOMAS, Norman Harold appointed
secretary
2010-01-13
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WRIGHT, Brian David resigned
secretary
2010-01-13
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WRIGHT, Brian David resigned
director
2008-01-18
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NELSON, Donald Scott Frederick resigned
director
2007-01-19
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EVE, Brian Peter Everard appointed
director
2007-01-19
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PURTON, David John resigned
director
2006-01-31
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WHITMARSH, Michael John resigned
secretary
2006-01-31
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WRIGHT, Brian David appointed
secretary
2006-01-31
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MOUNTAIN, David Herne resigned
director
2004-03-03
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WARD, Peter appointed
director
2003-02-28
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TUKE, Paul Adrian resigned
director
2001-02-14
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WRIGHT, Brian David appointed
director
1997-03-12
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THOMAS, Norman Harold appointed
director
1997-01-17
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ELLIS, David Anthony Seymour resigned
director
1997-01-17
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KRAMSKOY, Adrian resigned
director
1997-01-17
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NELSON, Donald Scott Frederick appointed
director
1996-02-22
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KRAMSKOY, Adrian 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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — 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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Raymond Peter Dobell Harris Individual · British · DOB 09/1943 · age 83	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	20/12/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Norman Harold Thomasceased 19/12/2019· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1966-03-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

39 Skinner's Lane

Ashtead

Surrey

KT21 2NN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last: 2026-03-17