SHROPSHIRE COUNTY LEISURE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03371466 · ltd · incorporated 1997-05-15
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
£2.38M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 28.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
18 officers (2 active, 18 linked, 11 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
124 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2.38M | £2.12M |
| Gross profit | £834.3k | £606.9k |
| Operating profit | £-41.5k | £-41.4k |
| Average employees | 5400 | 4800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-07➕CLIVE, Edward George appointeddirector
- 2025-08-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-07-31➖CONLAN, James resignedsecretary
- 2025-07-31➖CONLAN, James resigneddirector
- 2025-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-04-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-01➖MAYES, Colin Michael resigneddirector
- 2024-12-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-06➕THOMPSON, Simon Edward appointeddirector
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-04-23🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2020-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2007-09-25➖BOYD, Simon Donald Rupert Neville, The Viscount Boyd Of Merton resigneddirector
- 2006-12-12➕CONLAN, James appointeddirector
- 2006-09-28➕CONLAN, James appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-28➖STEVEN, Kenneth Charles resignedsecretary
- 2006-09-28➖STEVEN, Kenneth Charles resigneddirector
- 2006-07-31➖MITCHELL, Patrick Nigel resigneddirector
- 2006-07-04➕MAYES, Colin Michael appointeddirector
- 2006-06-06➕BOYD, Simon Donald Rupert Neville, The Viscount Boyd Of Merton appointeddirector
- 2005-03-06➖ROBINSON, Peter James resigneddirector
- 2003-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2003-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2003-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2003-01-08➖RICHARDS, Michael Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2003-01-08➕STEVEN, Kenneth Charles appointedsecretary
- 2003-01-08➖BROOK, Philip Glen resigneddirector
- 2003-01-08➕MITCHELL, Patrick Nigel appointeddirector
- 2003-01-08➖RICHARDS, Michael Anthony resigneddirector
- 2003-01-08➕ROBINSON, Peter James appointeddirector
- 2003-01-08➕STEVEN, Kenneth Charles appointeddirector
- 1997-09-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1997-09-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1997-09-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1997-08-09➕RICHARDS, Michael Anthony appointedsecretary
- 1997-08-09➖SILK, Karen resignedsecretary
- 1997-08-09➖SILK, Karen resigneddirector
- 1997-06-13➕SILK, Karen appointedsecretary
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Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
2 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: CONLAN, James resigned 2025-07-31; CONLAN, James resigned 2025-07-31
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Burhill Golf And Leisure Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Burhill Golf And Leisure Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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SHROPSHIRE COUNTY LEISURE LIMITED
This company · 03371466
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Burhill Golf And Leisure Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 16438487 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 4CASTSPORT.COM LIMITED→ 04906081 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 7C CYLINDERS LTD→ 15702739 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A FITNESS SS LTD→ 13582751 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABBEY RANGERS FOOTBALL CLUB LTD→ 17035995 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABRAHAM - BARLOW LUXURY SERVICES LIMITED→ 15639484 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AC SPORTS HOLIDAYS LTD→ 15001113 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACCESS ALL AREAS (GB) LIMITED→ 06677342 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ACE CREW LIMITED→ 06128298 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities
Registered office
Burhill
Burwood Road
Walton On Thames
Surrey
KT12 4BX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15
Officers (2 active · 16 resigned)
CLIVE, Edward George→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2026-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMPSON, Simon Edward→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CONLAN, James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-09-28 · resigned 2025-07-31
RICHARDS, Michael Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-08-09 · resigned 2003-01-08
SILK, Karen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-06-13 · resigned 1997-08-09
STEVEN, Kenneth Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-01-08 · resigned 2006-09-28
FBC NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-05-15 · resigned 1997-06-13
BOYD, Simon Donald Rupert Neville, The Viscount Boyd Of Merton→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2006-06-06 · resigned 2007-09-25
BROOK, Philip Glen→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1997-06-13 · resigned 2003-01-08
CONLAN, James→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2006-12-12 · resigned 2025-07-31
MAYES, Colin Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2006-07-04 · resigned 2025-04-01
MITCHELL, Patrick Nigel→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2003-01-08 · resigned 2006-07-31
RICHARDS, Michael Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1997-06-13 · resigned 2003-01-08
ROBINSON, Peter James→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2003-01-08 · resigned 2005-03-06
SILK, Karen→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1997-06-13 · resigned 1997-08-09
STEVEN, Kenneth Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-01-08 · resigned 2006-09-28
FBC NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 1997-05-15 · resigned 1997-06-13
ROUTH HOLDINGS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-05-15 · resigned 1997-06-13
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/04/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 26/04/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge of licenced premises | 1 property | 30/09/1997 | 08/02/2003 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 18/09/1997 | 08/02/2003 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 18/09/1997 | 08/02/2003 |
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Recent filings (124 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27