BISHOP AUCKLAND AND DISTRICT ANGLING CLUB

🌳Matureactive
03273784 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-10-30
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 22.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£512.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03120
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
56 officers (3 active, 56 linked, 51 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
190 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £512,450

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£512k
↑ 3.1% YoY
Current Assets
£101k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£102k£205k£307k£410k£512kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£512.5k£497.0k
Current assets£100.9k£86.6k
Net assets£512.5k£497.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (130 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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  2. 2024-12-16
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  4. 2024-12-16
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  5. 2024-12-16
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  6. 2024-12-13
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    GAINES, Christopher Paul appointed
    director
  7. 2024-12-13
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    SOUTHAM, Graham Brian appointed
    director
  8. 2024-12-13
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    TINKLER, Michael resigned
    director
  9. 2024-10-17
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  10. 2024-09-03
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  11. 2024-08-30
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    WALTON, Neil resigned
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  12. 2024-04-29
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  13. 2024-04-29
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  14. 2023-12-21
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  15. 2023-12-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2023-11-29
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  17. 2023-07-19
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  18. 2023-06-28
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    SAVAGE, Stephen Paul appointed
    director
  19. 2023-06-28
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    SMITH, Jason resigned
    director
  20. 2023-06-28
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  21. 2022-12-22
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  22. 2022-12-22
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  23. 2022-07-22
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    ROBSON, Keith resigned
    director
  24. 2021-12-21
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  25. 2020-12-18
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  26. 2019-12-20
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  27. 2018-06-03
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    MILBURN, Brian resigned
    director
  28. 2017-11-30
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    SMITH, Jason appointed
    director
  29. 2017-11-30
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    TINKLER, Michael appointed
    director
  30. 2017-11-30
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    WALTON, Neil appointed
    director
  31. 2017-11-30
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    WATERLAND, John Edward resigned
    director
  32. 2017-02-08
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    HIRD, Leonard resigned
    director
  33. 2016-08-24
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    CONWAY, Brian resigned
    director
  34. 2016-07-08
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    MACINNES, Duncan resigned
    director
  35. 2016-07-04
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    JOHNSTON, Cliff resigned
    director
  36. 2014-12-06
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    RENSHAW, John Ord resigned
    director
  37. 2014-11-20
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    RENSHAW, John Ord appointed
    director
  38. 2014-11-20
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    STEWART, Kevin resigned
    director
  39. 2014-03-15
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    HARDWICK, David George resigned
    director
  40. 2013-10-16
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    BLAND, Derek resigned
    director
  41. 2013-10-16
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    HOWE, David resigned
    director
  42. 2013-10-16
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    WOODCOCK, Anne Mary resigned
    director
  43. 2013-02-27
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    HARDWICK, David George appointed
    director
  44. 2013-02-27
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    WOODCOCK, Anne Mary appointed
    director
  45. 2013-02-17
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    CONWAY, Brian appointed
    director
  46. 2013-02-07
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    JOHNSTON, Cliff appointed
    director
  47. 2012-12-06
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    HARDWICK, David George resigned
    director
  48. 2012-12-06
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    JOHNSTON, Cliff resigned
    director
  49. 2012-12-06
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    LODGE, Donald resigned
    director
  50. 2012-12-06
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    RYAN, David 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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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
Incorporated1996-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03120 — SIC 03120

Registered office

9 Hall View
Hunwick
Crook
DL15 0XF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (3 active · 53 resigned)

GAINES, Christopher Paul→
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-12-13
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Active
SAVAGE, Stephen Paul→
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-06-28
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Active
SOUTHAM, Graham Brian→
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-12-13
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Active
JACKSON, Peter Stewart→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-21 · resigned 2005-09-08
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Cliff→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-11 · resigned 2010-06-01
Resigned
WINTER, John→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-01 · resigned 2004-05-05
Resigned
PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1996-10-30 · resigned 1996-11-01
Resigned
BAILEY, Michael Whitburn→
director · ~70y · appointed 2004-12-12 · resigned 2011-05-01
Resigned
BARNES, Pete→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-12-12 · resigned 2007-05-12
Resigned
BELL, Brian William→
director · ~67y · appointed 1996-11-01 · resigned 2004-12-12
Resigned
BLAND, Derek→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-10-05 · resigned 2013-10-16
Resigned
BURROWS, Edwin→
director · ~80y · appointed 2002-03-06 · resigned 2005-08-01
Resigned
CARLING, Brian→
director · ~90y · appointed 1996-11-01 · resigned 1997-10-31
Resigned
COLLINS, Nigel→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-12-12 · resigned 2005-10-01
Resigned
CONWAY, Brian→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-02-17 · resigned 2016-08-24
Resigned
DOUGLAS, Colin Richard→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-11-01 · resigned 2004-08-01
Resigned
DUNN, John James→
director · ~72y · appointed 1996-11-01 · resigned 2004-12-12
Resigned
ELLIS, Keith→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-11-01 · resigned 2003-10-30
Resigned
HAINES, Allan Stewart→
director · ~93y · appointed 1996-11-01 · resigned 2004-06-07
Resigned
HARDWICK, David George→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-02-27 · resigned 2014-03-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property29/09/200321/12/2023

Recent filings (190 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-19