HAYLING ISLAND SAIL TRAINING TRUST

🌳Matureactive

03211391 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-06-12

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

£10.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sports and recreation education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

19 officers (7 active, 19 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

92 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 · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £10,227

Net assets shrinking

Down £4,794 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£10k

↓ 32% YoY

Current Assets

£10k

↓ 32% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£10.2k	£15.0k
Current assets	£10.2k	£15.0k
Net assets	£10.2k	£15.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2026-01-16
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2024-12-01
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2024-06-16
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2024-06-16
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2024-06-16
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2024-06-14
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2024-06-14
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2024-06-14
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2024-06-03
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TUTTLE, Rebecca Jane appointed
secretary
2024-06-03
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ALLISON, Rebecca Louise appointed
director
2024-06-03
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NICHOLLS, David Bryan appointed
director
2024-06-01
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MASSEY, Michael resigned
secretary
2024-04-01
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MASSEY, Michael John resigned
director
2024-01-01
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PALMER, Roger Stanley resigned
director
2023-10-21
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2022-10-16
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2021-12-20
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2021-12-03
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BLAYDES, Christabel Jane resigned
secretary
2021-12-03
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MASSEY, Michael appointed
secretary
2021-12-03
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officers · TM02
2021-12-03
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2020-12-07
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2020-01-27
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2019-01-14
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2017-12-08
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officers · AP01
2017-11-30
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TUTTLE, Rebecca Jane appointed
director
2017-11-14
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LUCAS, Rosemary resigned
director
2017-02-06
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MASSEY, Michael John appointed
director
2016-11-11
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LUCAS, Rosemary appointed
director
2016-02-28
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BLAYDES, Christabel Jane appointed
secretary
2016-02-28
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JAMESON, Ian Richard resigned
secretary
2012-10-27
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CATCHPOLE, Valerie Mary resigned
secretary
2012-10-22
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JAMESON, Ian Richard appointed
secretary
2011-11-20
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CATCHPOLE, Valerie Mary resigned
director
2010-10-22
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TITE, Malcolm George appointed
director
2010-10-22
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GORDON, Colin resigned
director
2008-06-13
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CARR, Rodney Paul resigned
director
2008-04-25
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BLAYDES, Christabel Jane appointed
director
2008-04-25
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KRUK, Zygmunt Lubomir appointed
director
1997-04-11
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CARR, Rodney Paul resigned
secretary
1997-04-11
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CATCHPOLE, Valerie Mary appointed
secretary
1997-04-11
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BLAKELAW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
1996-12-19
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GORDON, Colin appointed
director
1996-10-18
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CARR, Rodney Paul appointed
secretary
1996-10-18
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CARR, Rodney Paul appointed
director
1996-06-12
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Company incorporated
As HAYLING ISLAND SAIL TRAINING TRUST
1996-06-12
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BLAKELAW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
1996-06-12
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CATCHPOLE, Valerie Mary appointed
director
1996-06-12
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PALMER, Roger Stanley appointed
director

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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — 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 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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

Incorporated1996-06-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

Hayling Island Sailing Club

Sandy Point Hayling Island

Hampshire

PO11 9SL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-26

Last: 2025-06-12