BORDER COUNTIES MOTOR RACING CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03259169 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1996-10-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
18 officers (3 active, 18 linked, 14 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-10-30
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  3. 2023-10-22
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  4. 2022-10-28
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  5. 2022-10-27
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  6. 2022-10-27
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  7. 2022-10-04
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    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-08-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-06-08
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  10. 2020-02-27
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  11. 2019-11-08
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  12. 2019-11-08
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  13. 2019-11-08
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-11-06
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    ADAMS, Derek Charles resigned
    director
  15. 2019-08-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-04-29
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  17. 2018-04-23
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-02-03
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    THOMAS, Edward John appointed
    secretary
  19. 2016-02-03
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    THOMAS, Edward John appointed
    director
  20. 2016-02-03
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    MUMFORD, Teresa Louise resigned
    secretary
  21. 2016-02-03
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    MUMFORD, Teresa Louise resigned
    director
  22. 2004-12-01
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    PRICE, Anthony John resigned
    director
  23. 2004-02-02
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    MUMFORD, Teresa Louise appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-02-02
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    PRICE, Dawn Yvonne resigned
    secretary
  25. 2004-02-02
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    MUMFORD, Teresa Louise appointed
    director
  26. 2004-02-02
    ➖
    PRICE, Dawn Yvonne resigned
    director
  27. 2003-07-31
    ➖
    REES, Maryjayne resigned
    director
  28. 2002-12-03
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    TOLLEY, Gary Edward resigned
    director
  29. 2002-02-06
    ➖
    DAVIES, Barry resigned
    director
  30. 2002-02-06
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    DAVIES, Cynthia Joyce resigned
    director
  31. 2002-02-06
    ➖
    DAVIES, Karl resigned
    director
  32. 2002-02-06
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    PRICE, Anthony John appointed
    director
  33. 2002-02-06
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    TOLLEY, Gary Edward appointed
    director
  34. 1999-11-03
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    MUMFORD, Teresa Louise resigned
    secretary
  35. 1999-11-03
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    PRICE, Dawn Yvonne appointed
    secretary
  36. 1999-11-03
    ➖
    BEETSON, Alan Michael resigned
    director
  37. 1999-11-03
    ➖
    DAVIES, Martin resigned
    director
  38. 1999-11-03
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    PRICE, Dawn Yvonne appointed
    director
  39. 1998-04-30
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    JARRETT, Stephen James Edward resigned
    director
  40. 1996-10-04
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    Company incorporated
    As BORDER COUNTIES MOTOR RACING CLUB LIMITED
  41. 1996-10-04
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    BENTLEY, Simon James appointed
    director
  42. 1996-10-04
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    MUMFORD, Teresa Louise appointed
    secretary
  43. 1996-10-04
    ➕
    ADAMS, Derek Charles appointed
    director
  44. 1996-10-04
    ➕
    BEETSON, Alan Michael appointed
    director
  45. 1996-10-04
    ➕
    DAVIES, Barry appointed
    director
  46. 1996-10-04
    ➕
    DAVIES, Cynthia Joyce appointed
    director
  47. 1996-10-04
    ➕
    DAVIES, Karl appointed
    director
  48. 1996-10-04
    ➕
    DAVIES, Martin appointed
    director
  49. 1996-10-04
    ➕
    JARRETT, Stephen James Edward appointed
    director
  50. 1996-10-04
    ➕
    REES, Maryjayne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward John Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
——board controlboard control06/11/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Derek Charles Adamsceased 06/11/2019· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1996-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Llwynbarried Fach
Nantmel
Llandrindod Wells
LD1 6EW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (3 active · 15 resigned)

THOMAS, Edward John→
secretary · appointed 2016-02-03
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Active
BENTLEY, Simon James→
director · ~63y · appointed 1996-10-04
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Active
THOMAS, Edward John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUMFORD, Teresa Louise→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-02 · resigned 2016-02-03
Resigned
MUMFORD, Teresa Louise→
secretary · appointed 1996-10-04 · resigned 1999-11-03
Resigned
PRICE, Dawn Yvonne→
secretary · appointed 1999-11-03 · resigned 2004-02-02
Resigned
ADAMS, Derek Charles→
director · ~71y · appointed 1996-10-04 · resigned 2019-11-06
Resigned
BEETSON, Alan Michael→
director · ~78y · appointed 1996-10-04 · resigned 1999-11-03
Resigned
DAVIES, Barry→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-10-04 · resigned 2002-02-06
Resigned
DAVIES, Cynthia Joyce→
director · ~82y · appointed 1996-10-04 · resigned 2002-02-06
Resigned
DAVIES, Karl→
director · ~51y · appointed 1996-10-04 · resigned 2002-02-06
Resigned
DAVIES, Martin→
director · ~54y · appointed 1996-10-04 · resigned 1999-11-03
Resigned
JARRETT, Stephen James Edward→
director · ~65y · appointed 1996-10-04 · resigned 1998-04-30
Resigned
MUMFORD, Teresa Louise→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-02-02 · resigned 2016-02-03
Resigned
PRICE, Anthony John→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-02-06 · resigned 2004-12-01
Resigned
PRICE, Dawn Yvonne→
director · ~47y · appointed 1999-11-03 · resigned 2004-02-02
Resigned
REES, Maryjayne→
director · ~71y · appointed 1996-10-04 · resigned 2003-07-31
Resigned
TOLLEY, Gary Edward→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-02-06 · resigned 2002-12-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20