INTERNATIONAL GOLF & LEISURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03526970 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-13
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
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
127 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees300300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-10-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-10-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-09-23
    MAYES, Colin Michael appointed
    director
  6. 2025-09-23
    STONE, Anthony Roy resigned
    director
  7. 2025-09-22
    DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2025-07-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2024-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-08-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-07-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-11-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2022-11-14
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  15. 2022-11-14
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  16. 2022-11-14
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  17. 2022-11-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2022-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  22. 2013-04-08
    DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2013-04-08
    SALANS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2011-09-13
    ASHDOWN, Nigel Stanley appointed
    director
  25. 2011-01-22
    RICHARDSON, Graham Douglas resigned
    director
  26. 2003-05-01
    SALANS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2003-05-01
    TG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 1999-10-15
    GABB, Leslie Ian resigned
    director
  29. 1999-10-15
    STONE, Anthony Roy appointed
    director
  30. 1998-08-28
    GABB, Leslie Ian appointed
    director
  31. 1998-08-28
    O'CONNOR, Austin John resigned
    director
  32. 1998-03-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As INTERNATIONAL GOLF & LEISURE LIMITED
  33. 1998-03-13
    COSTE, Stephane Olivier appointed
    director
  34. 1998-03-13
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1998-03-13
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1998-03-13
    TG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  37. 1998-03-13
    O'CONNOR, Austin John appointed
    director
  38. 1998-03-13
    RICHARDSON, Graham Douglas appointed
    director
  39. 1998-03-13
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 1998-03-13
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned 2025-09-22; STONE, Anthony Roy resigned 2025-09-23

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Stephane Olivier Coste
Individual · French · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

C/O Brecher Llp
64 North Row
London
W1K 7DA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

ASHDOWN, Nigel Stanley
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSTE, Stephane Olivier
director · ~65y · appointed 1998-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAYES, Colin Michael
director · ~71y · appointed 2025-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-04-08 · resigned 2025-09-22
Resigned
SALANS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2013-04-08
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-13 · resigned 1998-03-13
Resigned
TG REGISTRARS LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-03-13 · resigned 2003-05-01
Resigned
GABB, Leslie Ian
director · ~65y · appointed 1998-08-28 · resigned 1999-10-15
Resigned
O'CONNOR, Austin John
director · ~82y · appointed 1998-03-13 · resigned 1998-08-28
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Graham Douglas
director · ~88y · appointed 1998-03-13 · resigned 2011-01-22
Resigned
STONE, Anthony Roy
director · ~81y · appointed 1999-10-15 · resigned 2025-09-23
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-13 · resigned 1998-03-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (127 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-11-14
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2022-11-14