CASTLE COMBE RACING SCHOOL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02654715 · ltd · incorporated 1991-10-16
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£130.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
105 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 £130,584
Net assets shrinking
Down £130,766 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£132
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
£131k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£238k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£64k£128k£191k£255k£319kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£130.6k£264.7k
Current assets£238.2k£319.1k
Cash£132£9.0k
Debtors£238.1k£310.1k
Net assets£130.6k£261.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-08
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2026-01-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2026-01-15
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  4. 2026-01-15
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  5. 2026-01-15
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  6. 2026-01-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2026-01-02
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-11-21
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    COOPER, Alan resigned
    director
  9. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-10-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2024-10-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2023-04-06
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  14. 2022-06-08
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  15. 2021-09-23
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  16. 2020-09-03
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  17. 2019-05-28
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  18. 2018-06-04
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  19. 2013-02-23
    ➖
    STRAWFORD, Howard Thomas resigned
    director
  20. 2012-03-31
    ➖
    GOOCH, Rodney James resigned
    director
  21. 2009-10-11
    ➖
    BURNS, Emma Jayne resigned
    secretary
  22. 2007-07-01
    ➕
    STRAWFORD, Emma Jayne appointed
    director
  23. 2007-07-01
    ➕
    BURNS, Emma Jayne appointed
    secretary
  24. 1998-08-10
    ➕
    MARSHALLSAY, Graham Charles appointed
    secretary
  25. 1998-08-10
    ➖
    DAVIES, Robert Edward David resigned
    secretary
  26. 1998-08-10
    ➖
    DAVIES, Robert Edward David resigned
    director
  27. 1991-11-19
    ➕
    MARSHALLSAY, Karen Jayne appointed
    director
  28. 1991-11-19
    ➕
    STRAWFORD, Patricia Gillian May appointed
    director
  29. 1991-11-19
    ➕
    COOPER, Alan appointed
    director
  30. 1991-11-19
    ➕
    GOOCH, Rodney James appointed
    director
  31. 1991-10-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CASTLE COMBE RACING SCHOOL LIMITED
  32. 1991-10-16
    ➕
    DAVIES, Robert Edward David appointed
    secretary
  33. 1991-10-16
    ➕
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
    nominee-secretary
  34. 1991-10-16
    ➖
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
    nominee-secretary
  35. 1991-10-16
    ➕
    DAVIES, Robert Edward David appointed
    director
  36. 1991-10-16
    ➕
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
    nominee-director
  37. 1991-10-16
    ➖
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
    nominee-director
  38. 1991-10-16
    ➕
    LAWLER, Kathryn Jane appointed
    nominee-director
  39. 1991-10-16
    ➖
    LAWLER, Kathryn Jane resigned
    nominee-director
  40. 1991-10-16
    ➕
    STRAWFORD, Howard Thomas appointed
    director

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — 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 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graham Charles Marshallsay
Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/09/2023
Ms Emma Jayne Strawford
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/09/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Patricia Gillian May Strawfordceased 14/09/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Castle Combe
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN14 7EY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

MARSHALLSAY, Graham Charles→
secretary · appointed 1998-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSHALLSAY, Karen Jayne→
director · ~62y · appointed 1991-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STRAWFORD, Emma Jayne→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STRAWFORD, Patricia Gillian May→
director · ~90y · appointed 1991-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNS, Emma Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2009-10-11
Resigned
DAVIES, Robert Edward David→
secretary · appointed 1991-10-16 · resigned 1998-08-10
Resigned
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-10-16 · resigned 1991-10-16
Resigned
COOPER, Alan→
director · ~62y · appointed 1991-11-19 · resigned 2025-11-21
Resigned
DAVIES, Robert Edward David→
director · ~86y · appointed 1991-10-16 · resigned 1998-08-10
Resigned
GOOCH, Rodney James→
director · ~80y · appointed 1991-11-19 · resigned 2012-03-31
Resigned
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
nominee-director · ~80y · appointed 1991-10-16 · resigned 1991-10-16
Resigned
LAWLER, Kathryn Jane→
nominee-director · ~65y · appointed 1991-10-16 · resigned 1991-10-16
Resigned
STRAWFORD, Howard Thomas→
director · ~91y · appointed 1991-10-16 · resigned 2013-02-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (105 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-02-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-16
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2026-01-15
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-01-15
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-01-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-06