EAST CUMBRIA MOTOR CYCLE CLUB LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive
01676927 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1982-11-10
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£31.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
19 officers (3 active, 19 linked, 15 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
117 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
80
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 £31,309
Net assets shrinking
Down £186 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£31k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£30k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£6k£13k£19k£25k£31kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£31.3k£31.5k
Current assets£29.7k£29.6k
Net assets£31.3k£31.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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  4. 2024-08-23
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  8. 2023-08-25
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  14. 2019-08-09
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  15. 2018-08-21
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  17. 2012-02-12
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    BORTHWICK, Linda Frances resigned
    director
  18. 2005-05-09
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    HORSEMAN, Jack resigned
    director
  19. 2005-03-01
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    HAIL, David George appointed
    director
  20. 2005-03-01
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    BORTHWICK, Linda Frances appointed
    director
  21. 2005-02-28
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    BELL, Hilary resigned
    director
  22. 2005-01-01
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    BENSON, Alan resigned
    director
  23. 2001-11-30
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    BELL, Hilary appointed
    director
  24. 2001-11-30
    ➕
    BENSON, Alan appointed
    director
  25. 2001-11-30
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    GOWLAND, Kathleen Lynda resigned
    director
  26. 2001-02-20
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    BETHWAITE, Kevin resigned
    director
  27. 1999-12-01
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    LAWSON, Kathleen appointed
    secretary
  28. 1999-12-01
    ➕
    LAWSON, Kathleen appointed
    director
  29. 1999-11-30
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    WILDEY, Elizabeth Margaret resigned
    secretary
  30. 1999-11-30
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    WILDEY, Elizabeth Margaret resigned
    director
  31. 1998-11-25
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    BETHWAITE, Kevin appointed
    director
  32. 1998-11-20
    ➖
    MILLER, Ian Joseph resigned
    director
  33. 1996-12-11
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    GOWLAND, Kathleen Lynda appointed
    director
  34. 1996-11-27
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    IRVING, Jacqueline Mildred resigned
    director
  35. 1994-12-07
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    LAWSON, Kathleen resigned
    secretary
  36. 1994-12-07
    ➕
    WILDEY, Elizabeth Margaret appointed
    secretary
  37. 1994-12-07
    ➕
    IRVING, Jacqueline Mildred appointed
    director
  38. 1994-12-07
    ➖
    LAWSON, Kathleen resigned
    director
  39. 1994-12-07
    ➕
    MILLER, Ian Joseph appointed
    director
  40. 1994-12-07
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    RICHARDSON, John Joseph resigned
    director
  41. 1994-12-07
    ➕
    WILDEY, Elizabeth Margaret appointed
    director
  42. 1994-01-05
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    GLEED, Leonard Wilson resigned
    secretary
  43. 1994-01-05
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    LAWSON, Kathleen appointed
    secretary
  44. 1994-01-05
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    GLEED, Leonard Wilson resigned
    director
  45. 1994-01-05
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    LAWSON, Kathleen appointed
    director
  46. 1994-01-05
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    MURRAY, James Martin resigned
    director
  47. 1994-01-05
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    RICHARDSON, John Joseph appointed
    director
  48. 1982-11-10
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    Company incorporated
    As EAST CUMBRIA MOTOR CYCLE CLUB LIMITED(THE)

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Kathleen Lawson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68
——sig. influencesignificant influence25/11/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1982-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Bank End Farm
Bank End Farm
Maryport
CA15 6PA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20

Officers (3 active · 16 resigned)

LAWSON, Kathleen→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-01
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Active
HAIL, David George→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-03-01
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Active
LAWSON, Kathleen→
director · ~68y · appointed 1999-12-01
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Active
GLEED, Leonard Wilson→
secretary · resigned 1994-01-05
Resigned
LAWSON, Kathleen→
secretary · appointed 1994-01-05 · resigned 1994-12-07
Resigned
WILDEY, Elizabeth Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1994-12-07 · resigned 1999-11-30
Resigned
BELL, Hilary→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-11-30 · resigned 2005-02-28
Resigned
BENSON, Alan→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-11-30 · resigned 2005-01-01
Resigned
BETHWAITE, Kevin→
director · ~58y · appointed 1998-11-25 · resigned 2001-02-20
Resigned
BORTHWICK, Linda Frances→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2012-02-12
Resigned
GLEED, Leonard Wilson→
director · ~79y · resigned 1994-01-05
Resigned
GOWLAND, Kathleen Lynda→
director · ~67y · appointed 1996-12-11 · resigned 2001-11-30
Resigned
HORSEMAN, Jack→
director · ~97y · resigned 2005-05-09
Resigned
IRVING, Jacqueline Mildred→
director · ~65y · appointed 1994-12-07 · resigned 1996-11-27
Resigned
LAWSON, Kathleen→
director · ~68y · appointed 1994-01-05 · resigned 1994-12-07
Resigned
MILLER, Ian Joseph→
director · ~69y · appointed 1994-12-07 · resigned 1998-11-20
Resigned
MURRAY, James Martin→
director · ~81y · resigned 1994-01-05
Resigned
RICHARDSON, John Joseph→
director · ~90y · appointed 1994-01-05 · resigned 1994-12-07
Resigned
WILDEY, Elizabeth Margaret→
director · ~73y · appointed 1994-12-07 · resigned 1999-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (117 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2025-11-26
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-11-26
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2025-08-28
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2025-01-10
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2024-08-23
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2023-12-18
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2023-11-24
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2023-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-17
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2023-08-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
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2022-08-26
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accounts · AA01
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23