AUSTIN HEALEY CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01599072 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1981-11-23

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). 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

59 officers (8 active, 59 linked, 56 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

196 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	800	800

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

• 4 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (123 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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accounts · AA
2026-01-30
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EDWARDS, Peter John appointed
director
2026-01-30
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FOSTER, Ian appointed
director
2026-01-30
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officers · AP01
2026-01-30
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officers · AP01
2026-01-28
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officers · TM01
2026-01-28
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officers · TM01
2026-01-01
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EDWARDS, Peter John resigned
director
2026-01-01
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FOSTER, Ian resigned
director
2025-10-16
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officers · AP01
2025-10-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-08
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EDWARDS, Peter John appointed
director
2025-10-08
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HUDSON, Robert Leonard resigned
director
2025-05-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-04
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officers · TM01
2024-12-01
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PALMER, James Ernest, Commander appointed
director
2024-12-01
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VARLOW, Nicholas John appointed
director
2024-12-01
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COLWELL, David George William resigned
director
2024-12-01
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PAVELEY, Paul resigned
director
2024-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
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officers · CH01
2023-02-17
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officers · RP04AP01
2023-02-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-04
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BYFORD, Margaret resigned
director
2022-12-04
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LOADES, Brian Gordon resigned
director
2022-12-04
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PAVELEY, Paul appointed
director
2022-10-27
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FRASER-MACNAMARA, Charles Valentine resigned
secretary
2021-12-05
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EVEREST, Kathryn Mary appointed
director
2021-12-05
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MCCLYMONT, Douglas appointed
director
2020-12-06
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COLWELL, David George William appointed
director
2020-12-06
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EDWARDS, Derek William Anthony resigned
director
2020-12-02
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CURRAN, Anthony John resigned
director
2018-02-11
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LOADES, Brian Gordon appointed
director
2018-02-11
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PALMER, James Ernest, Commander resigned
director
2016-10-21
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BYFORD, Margaret appointed
director
2016-04-01
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WHITE, Brian Ashby resigned
director
2016-02-20
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POWELL, Michael John resigned
director
2015-12-06
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BROUGHTON, David Andrew appointed
director
2015-12-06
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FRASER-MACNAMARA, Charles Valentine resigned
director
2015-12-05
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FOSTER, Ian appointed
director
2012-12-02
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TEWSON, John Garth appointed
director
2012-12-02
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COX, Miles Jonathan resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 123 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: EDWARDS, Peter John resigned 2026-01-01; FOSTER, Ian resigned 2026-01-01; HUDSON, Robert Leonard resigned 2025-10-08

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1981-11-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Ground Floor

Helen House

Halesowen

West Midlands

B63 3AB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-23

Last: 2026-01-09