BARKING & DISTRICT INDOOR BOWLS CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00983284 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1970-06-30

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£96.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

102 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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 £96,898

Net assets shrinking

Down £11,592 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£97k

↓ 11% YoY

Current Assets

£63k

↓ 4.8% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£96.9k	£108.5k
Current assets	£62.7k	£65.8k
Net assets	£96.9k	£108.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-05-05
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2025-06-07
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2024-06-22
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2023-04-26
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2022-05-14
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2021-07-19
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2021-07-13
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accounts · AA01
2020-11-21
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accounts · AA
2020-09-02
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officers · AP01
2020-08-28
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2020-08-28
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2020-08-28
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2020-08-28
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2020-08-28
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officers · TM02
2020-08-28
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officers · AP01
2020-08-23
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FORTUNE, Raymond Allen appointed
secretary
2020-08-23
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DUNKLEY, Christopher appointed
director
2020-08-23
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READING, Scott Lee appointed
director
2020-08-23
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RILEY, Keith resigned
secretary
2020-08-23
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NEIGHBOUR, Peter resigned
director
2019-09-15
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SADOWSKI, Trevor Malcolm resigned
director
2019-09-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2019-09-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2010-04-23
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RILEY, Keith appointed
secretary
2008-07-17
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SIVELL, Stanley C resigned
secretary
2008-07-17
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SIVELL, Stanley C resigned
director
2004-11-22
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SADOWSKI, Trevor Malcolm appointed
director
2004-09-16
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MOORE, Peter John resigned
director
1998-04-28
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HOLLOWAY, Derek resigned
director
1998-04-28
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LEGG, Alan resigned
director
1998-04-04
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DORRINGTON, Arthur Henry resigned
director
1994-04-26
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DORRINGTON, Arthur Henry appointed
director
1994-04-26
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SIMMONS, Ken E resigned
director
1992-03-29
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EAST, Donald resigned
director
1970-06-30
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Company incorporated
As BARKING & DISTRICT INDOOR BOWLS CLUB LIMITED

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 56 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Scott Lee Reading Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	23/08/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Peter Neighbourceased 23/08/2020· significant influence
Mr Trevor Malcolm Sadowskiceased 15/09/2019· 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

Incorporated1970-06-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

The Bowls Centre

Barking Park

Longbridge Rd

Barking Essex

IG11 8TA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-10

Last: 2026-04-26

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

FORTUNE, Raymond Allen→

secretary · appointed 2020-08-23

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Active

DUNKLEY, Christopher→

director · ~36y · appointed 2020-08-23

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Active

READING, Scott Lee→

director · ~54y · appointed 2020-08-23

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Active

RILEY, Keith→

secretary · appointed 2010-04-23 · resigned 2020-08-23

Resigned

SIVELL, Stanley C→

secretary · resigned 2008-07-17

Resigned

DORRINGTON, Arthur Henry→

director · ~110y · appointed 1994-04-26 · resigned 1998-04-04

Resigned

EAST, Donald→

director · ~101y · resigned 1992-03-29

Resigned

HOLLOWAY, Derek→

director · ~98y · resigned 1998-04-28

Resigned

LEGG, Alan→

director · ~88y · resigned 1998-04-28

Resigned

MOORE, Peter John→

director · ~92y · resigned 2004-09-16

Resigned

NEIGHBOUR, Peter→

director · ~93y · resigned 2020-08-23

Resigned

SADOWSKI, Trevor Malcolm→

director · ~62y · appointed 2004-11-22 · resigned 2019-09-15

Resigned

SIMMONS, Ken E→

director · ~110y · resigned 1994-04-26

Resigned

SIVELL, Stanley C→

director · ~101y · resigned 2008-07-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-05-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-06-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-04-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-05-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-07-19

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2021-07-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-11-21

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2020-09-02