BOROUGH 19 MOTOR CLUB LIMITED

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02092425 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1987-01-22
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£53.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
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 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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 (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
35 officers (6 active, 35 linked, 30 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
156 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 £53,565
Net assets shrinking
Down £541 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£54k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£53k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£11k£22k£32k£43k£54kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£53.6k£54.1k
Current assets£52.8k£53.3k
Net assets£53.6k£54.1k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2023-08-22
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-25
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    address · AD01
  5. 2023-05-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-08-25
    GRIMES, Roger Charles appointed
    director
  9. 2022-08-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-07-23
    WESTCOTT, Andrew resigned
    director
  11. 2021-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-07
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-09-07
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-09-03
    MORRIS, Barry Keith resigned
    director
  15. 2021-09-03
    MORRIS, Juliet resigned
    director
  16. 2020-11-03
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  17. 2020-10-08
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-10-07
    SHARP, John Michael resigned
    director
  19. 2019-12-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2019-12-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  21. 2019-11-11
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    address · AD01
  22. 2019-09-10
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  23. 2019-06-26
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  24. 2017-09-21
    SHARP, Christine Ann resigned
    director
  25. 2015-04-16
    LAING, Stephen Patrick appointed
    director
  26. 2015-04-16
    ELDRIDGE, Samuel Ernest George resigned
    director
  27. 2015-04-16
    LAW, Thomas Sawyer resigned
    director
  28. 2015-04-16
    MORRIS, Barry Keith appointed
    director
  29. 2015-04-16
    MORRIS, Juliet appointed
    director
  30. 2013-11-22
    OSBORNE, Matthew Lee resigned
    director
  31. 2011-08-22
    JAMES, David resigned
    director
  32. 2010-04-14
    JAMES, David appointed
    director
  33. 2009-10-10
    COX, Stephen John resigned
    director
  34. 2009-08-02
    GRIMES, Roger Charles appointed
    secretary
  35. 2009-08-02
    MORRIS, Barry Keith resigned
    secretary
  36. 2009-04-14
    BLISSETT, Alan Peter resigned
    director
  37. 2009-04-14
    COX, Stephen John appointed
    director
  38. 2009-04-14
    ELDRIDGE, Samuel Ernest George appointed
    director
  39. 2009-04-14
    MORRIS, Barry Keith resigned
    director
  40. 2009-04-14
    MORRIS, Juliet Ann resigned
    director
  41. 2009-04-14
    OSBORNE, Matthew Lee appointed
    director
  42. 2008-06-10
    STEELE, Alan Robert resigned
    director
  43. 2007-07-19
    ANTHONY, Jane resigned
    secretary
  44. 2007-07-19
    MORRIS, Barry Keith appointed
    secretary
  45. 2007-07-19
    MORRIS, Barry Keith appointed
    director
  46. 2007-07-19
    MORRIS, Juliet Ann appointed
    director
  47. 2007-05-17
    CHANTRY, Dennis resigned
    director
  48. 2006-12-21
    BENFIELD, Neil Graham resigned
    director
  49. 2005-04-12
    WATKINS, Jason James appointed
    director
  50. 2005-04-12
    SHARP, Christine Ann appointed
    director
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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
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1987-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Neptune Hub
William Street
Herne Bay
CT6 5NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (6 active · 29 resigned)

GRIMES, Roger Charles
secretary · appointed 2009-08-02
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Active
BURGESS, Jane
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-04-11
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Active
BURGESS, Roger
director · ~75y · appointed 2000-04-11
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Active
GRIMES, Roger Charles
director · ~67y · appointed 2022-08-25
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Active
LAING, Stephen Patrick
director · ~79y · appointed 2015-04-16
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Active
WATKINS, Jason James
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-04-12
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Active
ANTHONY, Jane
secretary · appointed 2000-04-11 · resigned 2007-07-19
Resigned
BENFIELD, Neil Graham
secretary · resigned 1993-12-31
Resigned
MORRIS, Barry Keith
secretary · appointed 2007-07-19 · resigned 2009-08-02
Resigned
SHINGLER, Timothy Hugh
secretary · appointed 1994-01-01 · resigned 2000-04-11
Resigned
ACOTT, Pauline
director · ~80y · appointed 1993-04-28 · resigned 1997-09-30
Resigned
BEER, Leslie John
director · ~74y · appointed 1996-04-09 · resigned 2005-02-17
Resigned
BENFIELD, Neil Graham
director · ~79y · resigned 2006-12-21
Resigned
BLISSETT, Alan Peter
director · ~80y · resigned 2009-04-14
Resigned
BROWN, William James
director · ~77y · resigned 1999-12-31
Resigned
CHANTRY, Dennis
director · ~78y · appointed 1996-04-09 · resigned 2007-05-17
Resigned
CHANTRY, Dennis
director · ~78y · resigned 1992-08-12
Resigned
COX, Stephen John
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-04-14 · resigned 2009-10-10
Resigned
ELDRIDGE, Samuel Ernest George
director · ~86y · appointed 2009-04-14 · resigned 2015-04-16
Resigned
ELDRIDGE, Samuel Ernest George
director · ~86y · appointed 1993-04-28 · resigned 1997-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (156 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-07