C.P.D. PORTHMADOG F.C. LTD.

🌳Matureactive

02871886 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1993-11-15

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Nov 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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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 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 31.5y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 31.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

34 officers (8 active, 34 linked, 29 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

130 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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

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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	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Average employees	100	100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (85 events)Click to expand

2025-09-11
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HANCOCK, Joanne appointed
director
2025-09-11
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officers · AP01
2025-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
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officers · TM01
2022-11-02
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LOCKETT, Emma Lloyd resigned
director
2022-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-06
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HACKING, Craig appointed
director
2021-11-17
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JONES, Christopher Thomas resigned
director
2021-11-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-26
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accounts · AA
2021-02-23
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address · AD01
2021-01-28
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BLANCHARD, Christopher Ronald appointed
secretary
2021-01-28
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PARKIN, Alison resigned
director
2021-01-28
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PARKIN, Michael resigned
director
2021-01-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-28
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officers · CH03
2021-01-28
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officers · AP03
2021-01-28
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-01-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-27
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JONES, Phillip Paul resigned
secretary
2020-07-30
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accounts · AA
2020-04-06
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officers · AP01
2020-03-31
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LOCKETT, Emma Lloyd appointed
director
2020-03-14
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officers · AP01
2020-03-01
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REES, Dylan James appointed
director
2020-03-01
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PARKIN, Alison appointed
director
2020-03-01
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PARKIN, Michael appointed
director
2020-01-31
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GRIFFITHS, Robert Ieuan resigned
director
2020-01-31
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HAGUE, Clive Anthony resigned
director
2020-01-31
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JONES, Dafydd Wyn resigned
director
2019-12-01
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BLANCHARD, Christopher Ronald appointed
director
2019-12-01
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HARVEY, Richard appointed
director
2019-12-01
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JONES, Christopher Thomas appointed
director
2018-11-16
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OWEN, Dafydd Gerallt resigned
director
2016-08-12
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Finance Wales Investments (10) LTD
2016-07-12
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Charge satisfied #1
2016-02-04
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Charge satisfied #2
2012-01-10
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JONES, Richard Powell appointed
director
2010-11-10
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JONES, Phillip Paul appointed
secretary
2010-11-10
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OWEN, Dafydd Gerallt resigned
secretary
2010-11-10
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BENNETT, Peter resigned
director
2010-11-10
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REES, Dylan James resigned
director
2010-11-10
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SHINGLER, Nigel Edward resigned
director
2009-03-01
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PLWM, Mici resigned
director
2007-07-13
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The C0-Operative Loan Fund Limited
2006-11-01
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JONES, Dafydd Wyn 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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

🔒Co-director network graph

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

Incorporated1993-11-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Y Traeth

Porthmadog

Gwynedd

LL49 9PP

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-24

Last: 2025-11-10