CLARENCE SNOOKER CLUB LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04235350 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-15

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

£-40.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.7y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 24.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £40,095

Cash YoY

+9%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£54k

↑ 8.8% YoY

Net Worth

-£40k

↑ 7.7% YoY

Current Assets

£64k

↑ 10% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£-40.1k	£-43.4k
Current assets	£63.7k	£57.8k
Cash	£53.8k	£49.5k
Debtors	£4.8k	£4.1k
Net assets	£-40.1k	£-43.4k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-03-23
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2025-03-04
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accounts · AA
2024-02-26
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accounts · AA
2023-03-16
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accounts · AA
2022-03-02
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accounts · AA
2021-02-26
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accounts · AA
2020-03-10
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accounts · AA
2019-03-19
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accounts · AA
2018-02-27
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accounts · AA
2017-06-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-26
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annual-return · AR01
2016-03-21
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accounts · AA
2015-06-28
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annual-return · AR01
2015-03-31
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accounts · AA
2011-09-05
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SPENCER, Richard resigned
secretary
2011-09-05
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SPENCER, Richard resigned
director
2006-05-17
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JEFFERSON, Glenn resigned
director
2006-05-06
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SPENCER, Richard appointed
director
2001-11-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2001-06-29
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WHITTAKER, Gordon appointed
director
2001-06-29
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SPENCER, Richard appointed
secretary
2001-06-29
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SCALE LANE FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2001-06-29
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JEFFERSON, Glenn appointed
director
2001-06-29
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SCALE LANE REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2001-06-15
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Company incorporated
As CLARENCE SNOOKER CLUB LIMITED
2001-06-15
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SCALE LANE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-06-15
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SCALE LANE REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — 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 79 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 Gordon Whittaker Individual · British · DOB 02/1947 · age 79	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	15/06/2016

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

Incorporated2001-06-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

26 Harthill Avenue

Leconfield

Beverley

East Yorkshire

HU17 7LN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-22

Last: 2026-06-08

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

WHITTAKER, Gordon→

director · ~79y · appointed 2001-06-29

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Active

SPENCER, Richard→

secretary · appointed 2001-06-29 · resigned 2011-09-05

Resigned

SCALE LANE FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-06-15 · resigned 2001-06-29

Resigned

JEFFERSON, Glenn→

director · ~51y · appointed 2001-06-29 · resigned 2006-05-17

Resigned

SPENCER, Richard→

director · ~56y · appointed 2006-05-06 · resigned 2011-09-05

Resigned

SCALE LANE REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2001-06-15 · resigned 2001-06-29

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	08/11/2001	—

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