CUMBERLAND SPORTING CAR CLUB LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01590410 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1981-10-09
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 27.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£7.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 27.3y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
132 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,517
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,000 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.3k | £11.1k |
| Current assets | £7.3k | £10.6k |
| Net assets | £7.5k | £9.5k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-29➕SMITH, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2020-10-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-13📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-03-13➕WAGGETT, Steven appointeddirector
- 2020-03-13➖KINGHORN, Brian resigneddirector
- 2020-03-10➕SMITH, Andrew James appointedsecretary
- 2020-03-10➖WALKER, Christopher Douglas resignedsecretary
- 2014-01-18➖HAMILTON, Maurice John, Dr resigneddirector
- 2012-04-17➕HAMILTON, Maurice John, Dr appointeddirector
- 2010-10-28➖TROUGHEAR, William Scott resigneddirector
- 1999-04-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1998-12-22➕WALKER, Christopher Douglas appointedsecretary
- 1998-04-30➖KELLITT, Andrew resignedsecretary
- 1981-10-09🏢Company incorporatedAs CUMBERLAND SPORTING CAR CLUB LIMITED
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 Steven Waggett Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 13/10/2020 |
Mr Andrew James Smith Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 13/10/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Christopher Douglas Walkerceased 13/10/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Brian Kinghornceased 01/11/2016· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1981-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
James Watson House Montgomery Way
Rosehill Industrial Estate
Carlisle
CA1 2UU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-29
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
SMITH, Andrew James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-03-10
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SMITH, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-10-29
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WAGGETT, Steven→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2020-03-13
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KELLITT, Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1998-04-30
WALKER, Christopher Douglas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-12-22 · resigned 2020-03-10
HAMILTON, Maurice John, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2012-04-17 · resigned 2014-01-18
KINGHORN, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · resigned 2020-03-13
TROUGHEAR, William Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 2010-10-28
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 03/04/1999 | — |
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Recent filings (132 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19