BOURNEMOUTH AVIATION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

🌳Matureactive

02888174 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1994-01-17

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Museum activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

55 officers (5 active, 55 linked, 48 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

187 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (126 events)Click to expand

2026-01-30
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officers · AP01
2026-01-30
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officers · TM01
2026-01-01
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WHYBROW, Clive Edward appointed
director
2026-01-01
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WHYBROW, Clive resigned
director
2025-10-20
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officers · AP01
2025-10-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-15
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accounts · AA
2025-10-14
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officers · TM01
2025-09-26
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officers · TM01
2025-09-25
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BASNETT, Hilary appointed
director
2025-09-25
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FRENCH-WAY, David appointed
director
2025-09-25
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LOADER, Jean Mary appointed
director
2025-09-04
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MERRY, Michael John resigned
director
2025-09-04
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WEBB, David Norman resigned
director
2025-03-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-10
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HALLETT, Neil resigned
director
2024-10-28
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2024-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-02
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officers · AP01
2023-07-01
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NESBITT, Paul appointed
director
2023-06-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-11
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PHIPP, Michael Henry resigned
director
2023-06-05
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HALLETT, Neil appointed
director
2023-04-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-08
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SKIPTON, Colin resigned
director
2022-08-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-01
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SKIPTON, Colin appointed
director
2022-05-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-18
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MASON, Geoffrey Alec resigned
director
2021-12-01
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BUTSON, Brian Roger resigned
director
2021-12-01
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ELLIS, Robbie Jane resigned
director
2021-12-01
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HOGARTH, Peter resigned
director
2021-11-13
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YOUNG, Alan William resigned
director
2021-08-20
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WHYBROW, Clive appointed
director
2020-08-10
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ELLIS, Robbie Jane appointed
director
2020-08-10
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MASON, Geoffrey Alec appointed
director
2020-08-10
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WEBB, David Norman appointed
director
2020-08-10
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YOUNG, Alan William appointed
director
2020-07-31
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HOWELL, Alan resigned
director
2020-07-06
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PHIPP, Michael Henry appointed
director
2020-07-06
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WHYBROW, Clive Edward resigned
director
2020-06-10
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BARRELL, Martin George resigned
director
2019-07-09
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EPPS, Derek Kenneth resigned
director
2019-04-01
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BARRELL, Martin George appointed
director
2018-11-12
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HOGARTH, Peter appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — 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 82 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: MERRY, Michael John resigned 2025-09-04; WEBB, David Norman resigned 2025-09-04; WHYBROW, Clive resigned 2026-01-01

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1994-01-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

Unit C, Regent House 9 Crown Square

Poundbury

Dorchester

DT1 3DY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last: 2026-01-17