GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01004070 · ltd · incorporated 1971-03-08

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 41.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£-54.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 41.1y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 41.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

53 officers (11 active, 53 linked, 48 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

209 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £54,637

Cash YoY

+2338%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£117k

↑ 2338% YoY

Net Worth

-£55k

↑ 68% YoY

Current Assets

£130k

↑ 1286% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£-54.6k	£-170.0k
Current assets	£129.7k	£9.4k
Cash	£117.3k	£4.8k
Debtors	£8.3k	£1.8k
Net assets	£-54.6k	£-170.0k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (111 events)Click to expand

2026-03-06
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2026-03-06
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2026-02-11
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2026-01-23
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2025-11-10
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2025-11-10
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2025-11-10
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2025-11-01
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ANDERSON, Clive Graeme appointed
director
2025-11-01
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ANDERSON, Ian Trevor appointed
director
2025-11-01
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FISHER, Kevin David appointed
director
2025-07-22
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officers · TM01
2025-07-22
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2025-07-01
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GOODALL, Leigh Michael resigned
director
2025-02-10
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2024-07-12
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2024-07-12
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2024-07-12
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2024-07-12
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2024-07-01
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HARVEY-BRYN, Alexandra Elizabeth resigned
director
2024-07-01
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HOLMES, Geoffrey Thomas resigned
director
2024-07-01
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LAROCCA, Anthony James resigned
director
2024-07-01
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WOODHEAD, Craig John resigned
director
2024-04-30
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2024-04-27
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WOOD, Andrew Ian resigned
director
2024-02-27
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accounts · AA
2023-12-08
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2023-12-08
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2023-12-08
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2023-12-08
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2023-12-07
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WOOD, Andrew Ian appointed
director
2023-12-07
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2023-11-03
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2023-10-30
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BOOTH, Claire Louise appointed
director
2023-10-30
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GOODALL, Leigh Michael appointed
director
2023-10-30
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LAROCCA, Anthony James appointed
director
2023-10-30
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SNOW, Clare Louise resigned
director
2023-06-20
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BOLES, Matthew David appointed
director
2023-06-20
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MYSKIW, John appointed
director
2023-06-20
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HARVEY-BRYN, Alexandra Elizabeth appointed
director
2023-06-20
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SNOW, Clare Louise appointed
director
2023-06-20
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STALLARD KANE, Richard Edward resigned
director
2023-06-20
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WOODHEAD, Craig John appointed
director
2023-03-06
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SNELL, Martyn Kevin resigned
director
2023-02-24
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SMITH, Ryan resigned
director
2022-12-01
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WALLACE, Peter Alan resigned
director
2022-06-28
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HALLAM, Jeremy appointed
director
2022-05-13
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SMITH, Ryan appointed
director
2022-03-07
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SNELL, Martyn Kevin appointed
director
2019-02-16
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DAVY, Ian resigned
director
2017-01-02
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MYSKIW, John resigned
director

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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

-10 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

63/100

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 13 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David John Horsley Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	07/12/2023
Mr John Myskiw Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Andrew Ian Woodceased 01/07/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Peter Alan Wallaceceased 01/11/2023· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1971-03-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

The Northolme,

Gainsborough,

Lincs

DN21 2QW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-21

Last: 2025-12-07