BAYFORD MEADOW KART CIRCUIT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03914844 · ltd · incorporated 2000-01-27

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£644.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93199Other sports activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £644,760

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£645k

↑ 5.8% YoY

Current Assets

£615k

↓ 5.1% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£731.0k	£695.7k
Current assets	£614.8k	£647.6k
Net assets	£644.8k	£609.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-10-08
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2024-12-29
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2023-11-29
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2022-12-28
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2021-12-01
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2020-12-23
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2019-12-16
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2018-12-29
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accounts · AA
2017-12-31
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accounts · AA
2016-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-03
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-02-14
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annual-return · AR01
2014-12-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-04-14
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annual-return · AR01
2009-03-17
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MURPHY, Corrine Emma appointed
secretary
2009-03-17
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WARD, Ian Robert resigned
secretary
2000-01-27
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Company incorporated
As BAYFORD MEADOW KART CIRCUIT LIMITED
2000-01-27
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LILLEY, Gerald Victor appointed
director
2000-01-27
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WARD, Ian Robert appointed
secretary
2000-01-27
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-01-27
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-01-27
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2000-01-27
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

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 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Gerald Victor Lilley Individual · English · DOB 09/1939 · age 87	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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-01-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Eurolink Commercial Park

Symmonds Drive

Sittingbourne

Kent

ME10 3SY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-10

Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MURPHY, Corrine Emma→

secretary · appointed 2009-03-17

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Active

LILLEY, Gerald Victor→

director · ~87y · appointed 2000-01-27

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Active

WARD, Ian Robert→

secretary · appointed 2000-01-27 · resigned 2009-03-17

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-01-27 · resigned 2000-01-27

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-01-27 · resigned 2000-01-27

Resigned

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