BRIDGWATER & DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00997586 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1970-12-21

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

£1.7k

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 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

15 officers (5 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

111 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 £1,712

Net assets shrinking

Down £34 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

↓ 1.9% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↓ 1.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£1.7k	£1.7k
Current assets	£2.2k	£2.2k
Net assets	£1.7k	£1.7k

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 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-04-30
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2025-10-24
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2025-10-23
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2025-10-01
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2025-08-09
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2024-09-20
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2023-12-20
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2023-02-25
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LEGG, Ian Charles resigned
director
2023-02-25
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officers · TM01
2022-09-29
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2021-08-12
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2020-09-07
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2020-04-29
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2020-04-29
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2020-04-29
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2020-04-28
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BOVINGDON, Christopher Richard appointed
director
2020-04-28
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CARTER, Jessica Louise appointed
director
2020-04-27
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CARTER, Elsie Joan resigned
director
2019-09-03
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2018-10-31
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2012-03-28
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LEIGH, Thomas Peter Frederick resigned
director
2012-03-23
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HARRIS, Colin William appointed
director
2007-04-06
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CARTER, Denis resigned
director
2001-08-23
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CARTER, Christopher Denis appointed
secretary
2000-10-19
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SANDERS, Michael Dudley resigned
secretary
2000-10-19
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SANDERS, Michael Dudley resigned
director
2000-03-28
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LEGG, Ian Charles appointed
director
2000-03-28
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LEIGH, Thomas Peter Frederick appointed
director
2000-03-28
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LOVELL, Rodney Malcolm resigned
director
2000-03-28
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VOWLES, Ronald Frank resigned
director
1998-03-17
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LOVELL, Rodney Malcolm appointed
director
1994-04-27
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CARTER, Michele Louise resigned
secretary
1994-04-27
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SANDERS, Michael Dudley appointed
secretary
1994-04-27
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HARVEY, Stephen Ricky resigned
director
1994-04-27
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VOWLES, Ronald Frank appointed
director
1970-12-21
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Company incorporated
As BRIDGWATER & DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB LIMITED

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 55 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 Christopher Denis Carter Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	20/04/2017

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

Incorporated1970-12-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

37 Bristol Road

Bridgwater

Somerset

TA6 4AU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-06

Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (5 active · 10 resigned)

CARTER, Christopher Denis→

secretary · appointed 2001-08-23

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Active

BOVINGDON, Christopher Richard→

director · ~47y · appointed 2020-04-28

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Active

CARTER, Christopher Denis→

director · ~66y

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Active

CARTER, Jessica Louise→

director · ~39y · appointed 2020-04-28

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Active

HARRIS, Colin William→

director · ~61y · appointed 2012-03-23

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Active

CARTER, Michele Louise→

secretary · resigned 1994-04-27

Resigned

SANDERS, Michael Dudley→

secretary · appointed 1994-04-27 · resigned 2000-10-19

Resigned

CARTER, Denis→

director · ~95y · resigned 2007-04-06

Resigned

CARTER, Elsie Joan→

director · ~89y · resigned 2020-04-27

Resigned

HARVEY, Stephen Ricky→

director · ~67y · resigned 1994-04-27

Resigned

LEGG, Ian Charles→

director · ~56y · appointed 2000-03-28 · resigned 2023-02-25

Resigned

LEIGH, Thomas Peter Frederick→

director · ~76y · appointed 2000-03-28 · resigned 2012-03-28

Resigned

LOVELL, Rodney Malcolm→

director · ~80y · appointed 1998-03-17 · resigned 2000-03-28

Resigned

SANDERS, Michael Dudley→

director · ~90y · resigned 2000-10-19

Resigned

VOWLES, Ronald Frank→

director · ~85y · appointed 1994-04-27 · resigned 2000-03-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (111 total)

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2026-04-30

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officers · CH01

2025-10-24

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officers · CH01

2025-10-23

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officers · CH01

2025-10-01

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accounts · AA

2025-08-09

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2025-05-05

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2024-09-20

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2024-05-11

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accounts · AA

2023-12-20

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-24

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officers · TM01

2023-02-25

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accounts · AA

2022-09-29

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-25

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accounts · AA

2021-08-12