ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH RIDING SCHOOLS

🌳Matureactive

03186520 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-04-16

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£123.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (63/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

52 officers (9 active, 52 linked, 46 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

171 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £123,807

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£133k

Net Worth

£124k

Current Assets

£146k

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£123.8k
Current assets	£146.5k
Cash	£132.7k
Debtors	£9.0k
Net assets	£123.8k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (115 events)Click to expand

2026-05-05
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officers · RP01AP01
2025-12-24
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accounts · AA
2025-10-30
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officers · AP01
2024-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
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MAYES, Benjamin Edward appointed
director
2023-12-16
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accounts · AA
2023-11-08
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officers · CH01
2023-02-24
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officers · AP01
2023-02-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-31
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KENYON, Nathalie resigned
director
2023-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
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SUTI, Rudina appointed
director
2022-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
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JOHNS, Cheryl Jay resigned
director
2022-03-14
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REAY, Paul Anthony resigned
director
2022-02-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-16
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officers · AP01
2021-11-08
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KENYON, Nathalie appointed
director
2021-10-11
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FIDDES, Carolyn appointed
director
2021-05-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-30
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CRABB, Josephine Alison resigned
director
2021-02-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-07
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JOHNS, Cheryl Jay appointed
director
2020-11-05
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PARKER, Deborah appointed
director
2020-06-13
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ROBINSON, Brian Albert, Professor resigned
director
2020-03-05
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GILLIGAN, Brenda resigned
director
2019-12-30
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ROBINSON, Brian Albert, Professor appointed
director
2019-10-08
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MAYS, Hannah Mary Vanessa resigned
director
2019-10-08
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MCILWRAITH, Elizabeth Marion resigned
director
2018-08-15
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CRABB, Josephine Alison appointed
director
2018-04-30
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ROBINSON, Brian Albert, Professor resigned
director
2017-06-12
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WADDAMS, Caroline Mary resigned
director
2017-05-01
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BABER, George appointed
director
2017-05-01
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WILLIAMS, Jane Lesley appointed
director
2017-05-01
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GILLIGAN, Brenda appointed
director
2017-05-01
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REAY, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2017-05-01
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WADDAMS, Caroline Mary appointed
director
2017-05-01
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WHITE, Elizabeth resigned
director
2016-03-02
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LAZELL, Christine Mary resigned
director
2015-10-12
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WARD, Derick Anthony resigned
secretary
2015-10-12
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MARCZAK, Julian Patrick resigned
director
2015-10-12
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RALSTON, David resigned
director
2014-08-04
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LAZELL, Christine Mary appointed
director
2014-08-04
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ROBINSON, Brian Albert, Professor appointed
director
2014-08-03
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BOMFORD, Joan resigned
director

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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

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
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-limited-exemption

Incorporated1996-04-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

Blenheim Business Centre Smithers Hill Lane

Shipley

Horsham

RH13 8PP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-27

Last: 2026-04-13