BATH MOTOR CLUB LIMITED

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01247912 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1976-03-09
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£36.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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 (71/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
21 officers (5 active, 21 linked, 14 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
131 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £36,759
Net assets shrinking
Down £189 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£37k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↑ 2.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£15k£22k£30k£37kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets—£36.9k
Current assets£31.8k£30.9k
Net assets£36.8k£36.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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  2. 2024-11-13
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  3. 2023-10-18
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  4. 2022-10-26
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  5. 2022-05-16
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  6. 2021-10-26
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  7. 2020-10-14
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  8. 2020-09-16
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    DYER, Catherine Mary resigned
    director
  9. 2020-09-16
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  10. 2019-11-13
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  11. 2018-11-19
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  18. 2014-10-27
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    PENNELL, Jeremy appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-10-27
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    MOORE, Martin resigned
    secretary
  20. 2014-09-30
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    SISSINS, Rayond resigned
    director
  21. 2014-01-11
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    MAYS, Duncan Shaun resigned
    director
  22. 2012-10-15
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    WHITTOCK, David George appointed
    director
  23. 2012-10-15
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    MAYS, Mark resigned
    secretary
  24. 2012-10-15
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    MOORE, Martin appointed
    secretary
  25. 2012-08-31
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    TITT, Trevor John resigned
    director
  26. 2011-10-13
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    OSWIN, Anne Rona resigned
    director
  27. 2009-11-04
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    MILNE, Jonathan Douglas resigned
    director
  28. 2009-10-19
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    SISSINS, Rayond appointed
    director
  29. 2006-10-18
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    MAYS, Mark appointed
    secretary
  30. 2006-10-16
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    BURROWS, Michael Francis resigned
    secretary
  31. 2004-10-18
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    BURLES, Ernest James resigned
    secretary
  32. 2004-10-18
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    BURROWS, Michael Francis appointed
    secretary
  33. 2003-12-08
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    TITT, Trevor John appointed
    director
  34. 2003-10-20
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    BURLES, Ernest James appointed
    secretary
  35. 2003-10-20
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    MAYS, Mark resigned
    secretary
  36. 1996-10-28
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    PATTON, Michael John appointed
    director
  37. 1996-10-28
    ➕
    MAYS, Mark appointed
    secretary
  38. 1996-10-28
    ➕
    DYER, Catherine Mary appointed
    director
  39. 1996-10-28
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    EDWARDS, David Marsh resigned
    director
  40. 1996-10-28
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    MAYS, Duncan Shaun appointed
    director
  41. 1996-10-28
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    MILNE, Jonathan Douglas appointed
    director
  42. 1996-10-28
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    SUMMERFIELD, Michael George resigned
    director
  43. 1996-05-31
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    KELLAWAY, Ian Thomas resigned
    secretary
  44. 1995-10-23
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    JONES, Mary resigned
    director
  45. 1995-10-23
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    JONES, Neil resigned
    director
  46. 1976-03-09
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    Company incorporated
    As BATH MOTOR 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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 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.)
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1976-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Unit A Lewin House
The Street
Radstock
BA3 3FJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (5 active · 16 resigned)

PENNELL, Jeremy→
secretary · appointed 2014-10-27
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Active
MASLEN, Peter John→
director · ~79y
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Active
PATTON, Michael John→
director · ~79y · appointed 1996-10-28
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Active
PEASE, Richard Michael→
director · ~81y
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Active
WHITTOCK, David George→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-10-15
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Active
BURLES, Ernest James→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-20 · resigned 2004-10-18
Resigned
BURROWS, Michael Francis→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-18 · resigned 2006-10-16
Resigned
KELLAWAY, Ian Thomas→
secretary · resigned 1996-05-31
Resigned
MAYS, Mark→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-18 · resigned 2012-10-15
Resigned
MAYS, Mark→
secretary · appointed 1996-10-28 · resigned 2003-10-20
Resigned
MOORE, Martin→
secretary · appointed 2012-10-15 · resigned 2014-10-27
Resigned
DYER, Catherine Mary→
director · ~78y · appointed 1996-10-28 · resigned 2020-09-16
Resigned
EDWARDS, David Marsh→
director · ~81y · resigned 1996-10-28
Resigned
JONES, Mary→
director · ~72y · resigned 1995-10-23
Resigned
JONES, Neil→
director · ~70y · resigned 1995-10-23
Resigned
MAYS, Duncan Shaun→
director · ~65y · appointed 1996-10-28 · resigned 2014-01-11
Resigned
MILNE, Jonathan Douglas→
director · ~78y · appointed 1996-10-28 · resigned 2009-11-04
Resigned
OSWIN, Anne Rona→
director · ~71y · resigned 2011-10-13
Resigned
SISSINS, Rayond→
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-10-19 · resigned 2014-09-30
Resigned
SUMMERFIELD, Michael George→
director · ~84y · resigned 1996-10-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (131 total)

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2025-10-20
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2024-11-13
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2024-10-18
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2023-11-20
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2023-10-18
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2022-10-26
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2022-10-19
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2022-05-16
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accounts · AA
2021-10-26
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2021-10-18
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2020-10-19
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2020-10-14
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2020-09-16
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