BANBURY GLIDING CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01412717 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1979-02-01

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

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

£335.7k

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 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

75 officers (8 active, 75 linked, 65 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

230 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £335,746

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£336k

↑ 32% YoY

Current Assets

£97k

↓ 30% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£415.8k	£342.9k
Current assets	£96.7k	£139.1k
Net assets	£335.7k	£254.6k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (155 events)Click to expand

2026-05-28
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2026-04-01
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officers · CH01
2026-03-27
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WOODHEAD, Martin appointed
director
2026-03-27
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officers · AP01
2026-01-06
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officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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DUCKER, Simon Francis resigned
director
2025-06-27
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-19
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incorporation · MA
2025-06-16
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accounts · AA
2025-04-07
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officers · AP01
2025-04-07
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officers · TM02
2025-04-07
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officers · AP03
2025-03-19
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WYCHGEL, Paul Edward appointed
secretary
2025-03-19
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WILSON, Roger John appointed
director
2025-03-19
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WYATT, Jason Robert resigned
secretary
2024-12-04
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incorporation · MA
2024-05-22
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officers · TM01
2024-05-21
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BOASMAN, Michael Geoffrey resigned
director
2023-12-07
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accounts · AA
2023-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
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accounts · AA
2022-03-15
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officers · TM01
2022-03-15
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-15
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officers · AP01
2022-03-15
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officers · AP03
2021-11-27
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GAY, Darren Robert appointed
director
2021-11-27
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HUGHES, James Mason resigned
secretary
2021-11-27
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WYATT, Jason Robert appointed
secretary
2021-11-27
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HUGHES, James Mason resigned
director
2021-02-15
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NEWBROOK, Gary Tony Harold appointed
director
2021-01-14
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FINCHAM, Peter James resigned
director
2021-01-14
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PRESTON, Andrew John resigned
director
2020-01-14
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VALENTINE, Ashley resigned
director
2019-09-01
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BRAMWELL, David Seaton appointed
director
2019-09-01
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BOASMAN, Michael Geoffrey appointed
director
2019-01-16
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SIBTHORP, David resigned
director
2018-11-17
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DUCKER, Simon Francis appointed
director
2018-02-01
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NICHOLSON, Peter Frank appointed
director
2018-02-01
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VALENTINE, Ashley appointed
director
2016-04-13
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FINCHAM, Peter James appointed
director
2016-02-20
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CRONK, Robert James resigned
director
2013-06-01
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SIBTHORP, David appointed
director
2012-06-17
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GIDDINS, John Barry resigned
director
2012-06-17
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NICHOLSON, Christopher resigned
director
2011-03-01
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BERRY, Christopher David resigned
director
2009-11-21
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HUGHES, James Mason appointed
secretary
2009-11-21
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VEAL, Janet resigned
secretary
2009-11-21
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HUGHES, James Mason appointed
director
2009-11-21
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VEAL, Janet resigned
director
2009-11-21
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WATSON, Rodney William resigned
director

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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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1979-02-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Lynwood House Rowan Close

St. Peter's Park

Brackley

Northamptonshire

NN13 6PB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-11

Last: 2026-03-28