B B B OF C
🌳Matureactive
03317414 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-02-12
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£114.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
20 officers (6 active, 20 linked, 16 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £114,157
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£115k
↑ 7.8% YoY
Net Worth
£114k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
£116k
↑ 7.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £114.2k | £106.0k |
| Current assets | £115.7k | £107.5k |
| Cash | £114.6k | £106.2k |
| Debtors | £1.1k | £1.3k |
| Net assets | £114.2k | £106.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-08➕WILLIAMSON, John appointeddirector
- 2026-04-08➖SADLER, Joshua resigneddirector
- 2026-03-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-11➕SADLER, Joshua appointeddirector
- 2026-02-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-11➖WILLIAMSON, John Victor resigneddirector
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-12➕WILLIAMSON, Guy appointeddirector
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-11-08➖REES, John Charles resigneddirector
- 2016-12-14➕PAVETT, Ronald appointeddirector
- 2010-03-10➖BROOKS, John Edward, Lord Brooks Of Tremorfa resigneddirector
- 2008-10-20➕SMITH, Robert Winsor appointedsecretary
- 2008-10-20➖BLOCK, Simon Jonathan resignedsecretary
- 2007-12-13➕REES, John Charles appointeddirector
- 2007-12-13➕WILLIAMSON, John Victor appointeddirector
- 2007-01-01➕HANDELAAR, John appointeddirector
- 2006-12-31➖HANDELAAR, John resignedsecretary
- 2005-11-09➕GILES, Charles John appointeddirector
- 2005-09-14➖ROSS, Oswald, Dr resigneddirector
- 2005-03-15➖READ, Leonard Ernest resigneddirector
- 2004-11-10➖SIMPSON, Alan, His Honour resigneddirector
- 2001-02-14➕BLOCK, Simon Jonathan appointedsecretary
- 2001-02-14➕BROOKS, John Edward, Lord Brooks Of Tremorfa appointeddirector
- 2001-02-14➕SIMPSON, Alan, His Honour appointeddirector
- 2000-12-12➖WHITESON, Adrian Leon, Dr resigneddirector
- 2000-06-13➖BESANT, Antony Bryden resigneddirector
- 2000-05-22➕HANDELAAR, John appointedsecretary
- 1999-12-01➖JACOBSON, Ronald Terry resigneddirector
- 1999-06-18➖CLIFFORD, John Francis resignedsecretary
- 1999-06-18➖CLIFFORD, John Francis resigneddirector
- 1997-09-12➕JACOBSON, Ronald Terry appointeddirector
- 1997-09-12➕READ, Leonard Ernest appointeddirector
- 1997-09-12➕ROSS, Oswald, Dr appointeddirector
- 1997-09-12➕WHITESON, Adrian Leon, Dr appointeddirector
- 1997-02-12🏢Company incorporatedAs B B B OF C
- 1997-02-12➕CLIFFORD, John Francis appointedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 52 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Charles John Giles Individual · British · DOB 03/1944 · age 82 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 23/11/2017 |
Mr Robert Winsor Smith Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Charles Reesceased 08/11/2017· board control · trust interest · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ART OF TRAVEL GROUP LTD→ 14595500 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ARTS & BUSINESS CYMRU→ 07767380 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ASCENDANCE THEATRE ARTS LTD.→ 07766354 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ASPIRE FITNESS (WALES) LIMITED→ 05321811 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ATSLI CASTING LIMITED→ 04978755 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| AUXILLIUM FITNESS LTD→ 16666022 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVANT THEATRE CIC→ 10611817 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AXG LIMITED→ 13597317 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AXN SPORTS LTD→ 15405207 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| B 42 LTD→ 15213414 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| B BOUNCE CARDIFF LIMITED→ 13607227 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| B.A.F. (TRADING) LIMITED→ 04357883 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1997-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
11 St. Andrews Crescent
Cardiff
CF10 3DB
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12
Officers (6 active · 14 resigned)
SMITH, Robert Winsor→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-10-20
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GILES, Charles John→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2005-11-09
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HANDELAAR, John→
Activedirector · ~86y · appointed 2007-01-01
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PAVETT, Ronald→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2016-12-14
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WILLIAMSON, Guy→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2022-10-12
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WILLIAMSON, John→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2026-04-08
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BLOCK, Simon Jonathan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-02-14 · resigned 2008-10-20
CLIFFORD, John Francis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-02-12 · resigned 1999-06-18
HANDELAAR, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-05-22 · resigned 2006-12-31
BESANT, Antony Bryden→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1997-02-12 · resigned 2000-06-13
BROOKS, John Edward, Lord Brooks Of Tremorfa→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · appointed 2001-02-14 · resigned 2010-03-10
CLIFFORD, John Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 1997-02-12 · resigned 1999-06-18
JACOBSON, Ronald Terry→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1997-09-12 · resigned 1999-12-01
READ, Leonard Ernest→
Resigneddirector · ~101y · appointed 1997-09-12 · resigned 2005-03-15
REES, John Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2007-12-13 · resigned 2017-11-08
ROSS, Oswald, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~103y · appointed 1997-09-12 · resigned 2005-09-14
SADLER, Joshua→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2026-03-11 · resigned 2026-04-08
SIMPSON, Alan, His Honour→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2001-02-14 · resigned 2004-11-10
WHITESON, Adrian Leon, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · appointed 1997-09-12 · resigned 2000-12-12
WILLIAMSON, John Victor→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2007-12-13 · resigned 2025-02-11
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Recent filings (107 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22