ATHERTON L.R.A.F.C. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02409206 · ltd · incorporated 1989-07-28

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 34.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.7y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 34.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

43 officers (4 active, 43 linked, 36 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

166 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 2 incorporation
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (98 events)Click to expand

2026-06-09
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officers · TM01
2026-06-03
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JONES, Keith Brian resigned
director
2026-05-06
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officers · TM01
2026-05-05
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MULCAHY, Christopher Martin resigned
director
2026-02-09
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-09
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-05
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
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officers · AP01
2025-11-20
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officers · TM01
2025-09-10
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ELLIS, Paul appointed
director
2025-09-10
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KAY, Derek resigned
director
2025-01-10
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accounts · AA
2024-01-22
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2023-01-21
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2021-12-07
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accounts · AA
2021-01-29
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accounts · AA
2020-10-13
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2020-10-13
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officers · CH01
2020-10-13
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officers · TM01
2020-10-13
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officers · AP01
2020-10-13
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officers · AP03
2020-10-13
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officers · AP01
2020-10-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-06
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ROTHWELL, Susan Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2020-10-06
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LYNCH, Shaun Patrick appointed
director
2020-10-06
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SEDDON, Brian appointed
director
2020-10-06
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COLGAN, Peter resigned
director
2020-10-06
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JONES, Keith Brian appointed
director
2020-10-06
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KAY, Derek appointed
director
2020-10-06
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MULCAHY, Christopher Martin appointed
director
2020-10-06
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WILCOCK, Jane resigned
director
2020-07-01
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Charge satisfied #2
2020-07-01
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Charge satisfied #1
2011-02-10
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WILCOCK, Jane appointed
director
2010-12-03
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WILCOCK, Jane resigned
director
2010-02-11
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BARBER, Keith resigned
director
2009-09-02
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GRUNDY, William Allan resigned
director
2007-05-06
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SEDDON, Brian resigned
director
2006-12-14
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PRICE, Raymond resigned
secretary
2006-12-14
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PRICE, Raymond resigned
director
2005-09-22
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COLGAN, Peter appointed
director
2005-09-22
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WILCOCK, Jane appointed
director
2005-04-30
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HARTLE, Stephen Paul resigned
director
2005-04-30
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MOLYNEUX, Paul resigned
director
2003-06-01
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PRICE, Raymond appointed
secretary
2003-04-14
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POOLE, Terry resigned
secretary
2003-04-14
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POOLE, Terry resigned
director
2002-01-01
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MOLYNEUX, Paul appointed
director
2001-03-01
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HETHERINGTON, John resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 98 events

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

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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: JONES, Keith Brian resigned 2026-06-03; KAY, Derek resigned 2025-09-10; MULCAHY, Christopher Martin resigned 2026-05-05

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Shaun Patrick Lynch Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/10/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Jane Wilcockceased 06/10/2020· significant influence · firm interest

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1989-07-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Crilly Park Greendale Spa Road

Atherton

Manchester

M46 9XG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-22

Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (4 active · 39 resigned)

ROTHWELL, Susan Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2020-10-06

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Active

ELLIS, Paul→

director · ~54y · appointed 2025-09-10

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Active

LYNCH, Shaun Patrick→

director · ~59y · appointed 2020-10-06

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Active

SEDDON, Brian→

director · ~83y · appointed 2020-10-06

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Active

BENNELL, Susan→

secretary · appointed 1997-06-19 · resigned 1998-04-30

Resigned

GRUNDY, William Allan→

secretary · resigned 1994-01-10

Resigned

HETHERINGTON, John→

secretary · appointed 1997-02-10 · resigned 1997-06-19

Resigned

JONES, Peter→

secretary · appointed 1994-01-10 · resigned 1997-02-10

Resigned

POOLE, Terry→

secretary · appointed 1998-05-01 · resigned 2003-04-14

Resigned

PRICE, Raymond→

secretary · appointed 2003-06-01 · resigned 2006-12-14

Resigned

BARBER, Keith→

director · ~81y · appointed 1999-08-01 · resigned 2010-02-11

Resigned

BARBER, Keith→

director · ~81y · resigned 1997-06-19

Resigned

COLGAN, Peter→

director · ~66y · appointed 2005-09-22 · resigned 2020-10-06

Resigned

CRILLY, Harold John→

director · ~83y · resigned 1993-06-09

Resigned

DAINTON, Harry Charles→

director · ~77y · resigned 1993-06-09

Resigned

DAWSON, James Barry→

director · ~80y · appointed 1997-02-03 · resigned 1997-05-30

Resigned

DAWSON, James Barry→

director · ~80y · resigned 1994-01-10

Resigned

ECKERSLEY, Peter James→

director · ~82y · resigned 1993-06-09

Resigned

FITZPATRICK, Paul→

director · ~79y · appointed 1994-01-10 · resigned 1997-06-19

Resigned

GRUNDY, William Allan→

director · ~83y · appointed 1998-05-01 · resigned 2009-09-02

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Mortgage debenture	1 property	08/06/1996	01/07/2020
	satisfied	Burtonwood Breweries Burtonwood Breweries PLC	Legal charge	1 property	05/11/1991	01/07/2020

Recent filings (166 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-06-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-05-06

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2026-02-09

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-02-09

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2026-02-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-22

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-11-26

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-11-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-01-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-08