BRISTOL & GLOUCESTERSHIRE GLIDING CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01302149 · ltd · incorporated 1977-03-10

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

£235.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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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 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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

44 officers (3 active, 44 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

175 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 £235,593

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£236k

↑ 5.9% YoY

Current Assets

£283k

↑ 5.8% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£235.6k	£222.5k
Current assets	£282.8k	£267.2k
Net assets	£235.6k	£222.5k

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

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (101 events)Click to expand

2026-03-26
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2025-06-19
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2024-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2023-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-10
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officers · TM01
2022-02-10
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officers · AP01
2022-02-01
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-30
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DANNATT, Mark appointed
director
2022-01-30
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PAYNE, Neil Andrew appointed
director
2022-01-30
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DAVIS, Andrew John resigned
director
2021-12-23
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-12-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-23
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-12-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-16
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-11
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GIBBS, Alexander George appointed
secretary
2021-12-11
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MOORCROFT, Alan Dennis resigned
secretary
2021-12-11
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MOORCROFT, Alan Dennis resigned
director
2021-12-11
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PARMAR, Nalin resigned
director
2021-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
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MOORCROFT, Alan Dennis appointed
director
2021-04-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-19
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-01-08
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MOORCROFT, Alan Dennis appointed
secretary
2021-01-08
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PAGE, Robert Christopher resigned
secretary
2021-01-08
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PAGE, Robert Christopher resigned
director
2019-01-21
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PAGE, Robert Christopher appointed
director
2018-12-01
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PAGE, Robert Christopher appointed
secretary
2018-12-01
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DAVIS, Andrew John appointed
director
2018-12-01
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MONTAGUE, Alan Peter resigned
director
2018-12-01
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WARD, Andrew resigned
director
2018-07-13
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MONTAGUE, Alan Peter appointed
director
2018-07-13
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PARMAR, Nalin appointed
director
2018-07-13
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WARD, Andrew appointed
director
2018-07-13
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WELCH, Daniel David resigned
director
2017-03-20
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HILL, Frederick John resigned
director
2017-03-20
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WELCH, Daniel David appointed
director
2017-01-06
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BALLARD, Frederick Constantine resigned
director
2013-12-14
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HILL, Frederick John appointed
director
2013-12-14
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MCEWEN, Colin Robert resigned
director
2012-12-15
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LEE, Philip resigned
secretary
2012-05-10
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BALLARD, Frederick Constantine appointed
director
2011-12-10
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HANKS, Robert resigned
director
2009-12-12
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DAVIS, Andrew resigned
director
2009-12-12
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HANKS, Robert appointed
director
2008-12-13
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MCEWEN, Colin Robert appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 101 events

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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.)

Group structure

Bristol Gliding Club Pty Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bristol Gliding Club Pty Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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BRISTOL & GLOUCESTERSHIRE GLIDING CLUB LIMITED

This company · 01302149

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Bristol Gliding Club Pty Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Mark Dannatt Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	30/01/2022
Mr Neil Andrew Payne Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	30/01/2022

5 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Andrew John Davisceased 30/01/2022· significant influence
Mr Nalin Parmarceased 11/12/2021· significant influence
Mr Andrew Wardceased 01/03/2020· significant influence
Mr Alan Peter Montagueceased 01/12/2018· significant influence
Mr Daniel David Welchceased 13/07/2018· 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

Typeltd

Incorporated1977-03-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Nympsfield

Nr Stonehouse

Gloucestershire

GL10 3TX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-07

Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (3 active · 41 resigned)

GIBBS, Alexander George→

secretary · appointed 2021-12-11

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Active

DANNATT, Mark→

director · ~68y · appointed 2022-01-30

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Active

PAYNE, Neil Andrew→

director · ~51y · appointed 2022-01-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GREY, Richard→

secretary · appointed 2004-12-04 · resigned 2006-01-06

Resigned

LANE, Ian Austin→

secretary · resigned 1996-03-29

Resigned

LEE, Philip→

secretary · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2012-12-15

Resigned

LLOYD, Geoffrey Frederick→

secretary · appointed 1996-03-29 · resigned 1996-12-07

Resigned

MAHON, Kenneth→

secretary · appointed 1997-12-21 · resigned 2000-12-03

Resigned

MOORCROFT, Alan Dennis→

secretary · appointed 2021-01-08 · resigned 2021-12-11

Resigned

PAGE, Robert Christopher→

secretary · appointed 2018-12-01 · resigned 2021-01-08

Resigned

PARKER, Stephen John Carey→

secretary · appointed 2000-12-20 · resigned 2004-12-04

Resigned

PAYNE, Ray Douglas→

secretary · appointed 1996-12-07 · resigned 1996-12-20

Resigned

SWEETING, David Nolan→

secretary · appointed 2000-12-02 · resigned 2001-01-01

Resigned

TOWNSEND, Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2006-01-06 · resigned 2007-06-30

Resigned

BALLARD, Frederick Constantine→

director · ~84y · appointed 2012-05-10 · resigned 2017-01-06

Resigned

BARKER, David Eric→

director · ~97y · resigned 1993-03-21

Resigned

COULSON, Jonathan Girling→

director · ~74y · appointed 1993-03-21 · resigned 1996-05-10

Resigned

CUNNINGHAM, Robert Joseph→

director · ~99y · appointed 1993-03-21 · resigned 1996-03-29

Resigned

DAVIS, Andrew John→

director · ~70y · appointed 2018-12-01 · resigned 2022-01-30

Resigned

DAVIS, Andrew→

director · ~70y · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2009-12-12

Resigned

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Recent filings (175 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-04-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-06-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-29

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2022-02-10

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-02-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-02-10

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

officers · AP01

2022-02-10

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2022-02-01

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

officers · AP01

2022-02-01