BISHAM ABBEY SAILING AND NAVIGATION SCHOOL LTD

🌳Matureactive
03589947 · ltd · incorporated 1998-06-30
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£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 employees200300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-20
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    second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
  3. 2025-08-20
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  4. 2024-09-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-09-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-09-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-04
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    MAY, Lynn Marie appointed
    director
  15. 2018-07-04
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    MAY, Janet resigned
    secretary
  16. 2018-07-04
    ➖
    MAY, Janet resigned
    director
  17. 2018-07-04
    ➖
    MAY, Roy resigned
    director
  18. 2018-07-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-07-04
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    officers · TM01
  20. 2018-07-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2012-09-10
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    MAY, Peter appointed
    director
  22. 2002-07-25
    ➕
    MAY, Janet appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-07-25
    ➖
    MAY, Roy resigned
    secretary
  24. 2002-07-25
    ➕
    MAY, Roy appointed
    director
  25. 1998-06-30
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    Company incorporated
    As BISHAM ABBEY SAILING AND NAVIGATION SCHOOL LTD
  26. 1998-06-30
    ➕
    MAY, Roy appointed
    secretary
  27. 1998-06-30
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1998-06-30
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1998-06-30
    ➕
    MAY, Janet appointed
    director
  30. 1998-06-30
    ➕
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1998-06-30
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lynn Marie May
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares04/08/2024
Mr Peter May
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Roy Mayceased 04/08/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Janet Mayceased 04/08/2024· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

National Sports Centre Bisham Village, Marlow Road
Bisham
Marlow
Buckinghamshire
SL7 1RR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

MAY, Lynn Marie→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAY, Peter→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAY, Janet→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-25 · resigned 2018-07-04
Resigned
MAY, Roy→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-30 · resigned 2002-07-25
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-06-30 · resigned 1998-06-30
Resigned
MAY, Janet→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-06-30 · resigned 2018-07-04
Resigned
MAY, Roy→
director · ~82y · appointed 2002-07-25 · resigned 2018-07-04
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-06-30 · resigned 1998-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
2025-08-20
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05