BLACK MOUNTAINS GLIDING CLUB

🌳Matureactive

03194847 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-05-03

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 27.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other sports activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.9y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 27.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

65 officers (9 active, 65 linked, 58 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

182 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

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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 · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	0	0

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

• 5 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (144 events)Click to expand

2026-04-10
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2026-04-10
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officers · TM01
2026-04-09
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officers · TM01
2026-04-04
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HELME, Ian appointed
director
2026-04-04
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MARSHALL, Christopher John appointed
director
2026-04-04
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SCOTT, Robin Esmond appointed
director
2026-04-04
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JEFFRIES, David John resigned
director
2026-04-04
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SUTTON, Andrew resigned
director
2026-03-01
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2026-02-19
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STORK, Ian Patrick resigned
director
2025-09-22
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accounts · AA
2025-07-11
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2025-07-09
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COVIELLO, Stephen Nicholas appointed
director
2024-09-16
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2024-04-10
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2024-04-05
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2024-04-02
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2024-03-30
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PEARSON, Ann appointed
director
2024-03-30
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HOPE, David Alan resigned
director
2024-03-30
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STORK, Ian Patrick appointed
director
2024-03-04
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2024-02-29
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WILKINSON, Deborah Janet resigned
director
2023-09-05
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2023-04-23
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2023-04-08
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SHORT, Christopher John resigned
director
2022-09-05
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accounts · AA
2022-06-07
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2022-06-07
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2022-06-07
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2022-06-06
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2022-06-04
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KITSON, Brian Roy appointed
director
2022-06-04
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JEFFRIES, David John appointed
director
2022-06-04
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STILLWAGON, Jeff resigned
director
2022-06-04
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WILKINSON, Deborah Janet appointed
director
2021-12-03
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SWALLOW, Philip appointed
director
2021-12-03
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MCCARTHY, David Kevin resigned
director
2021-06-03
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THOMAS, Alan Richard appointed
director
2021-02-15
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PINGEL, Martin Neil resigned
director
2021-02-15
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TOMLINSON, Michael resigned
director
2020-10-07
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KING, Elizabeth Julie resigned
director
2020-10-07
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KING, Geoffrey Alan resigned
director
2020-10-07
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STRINGER, Michael Geoffrey resigned
director
2020-10-07
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SUTTON, Andrew appointed
director
2020-10-01
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STRINGER, Michael Geoffrey appointed
secretary
2020-10-01
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PINGEL, Martin Neil appointed
director
2020-10-01
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TOMLINSON, Michael appointed
director
2020-02-10
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RICHARDS, Keith resigned
director
2020-02-10
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STILLWAGON, Jeff 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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — 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 79 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: JEFFRIES, David John resigned 2026-04-04; STORK, Ian Patrick resigned 2026-02-19; SUTTON, Andrew resigned 2026-04-04

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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-limited-exemption

Incorporated1996-05-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

The Airfield

Talgarth

Brecon

LD3 0EJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-07

Last: 2026-04-23