ASSOCIATION OF CLASSIC TRIALS CLUBS LIMITED

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04303196 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-10-11

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

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

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
Total assets	—	£14.8k
Current assets	—	£14.8k
Net assets	—	£14.4k
Average employees	200	—

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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2025-09-30
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2024-09-23
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2023-06-08
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accounts · AA
2022-09-27
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accounts · AA
2021-09-20
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accounts · AA
2020-12-19
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accounts · AA
2020-01-28
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accounts · AAMD
2019-10-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2019-10-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-10-27
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address · AD01
2019-10-27
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officers · AP01
2019-10-25
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officers · TM01
2019-10-25
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officers · TM01
2019-10-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-09-01
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BROOKS, Paul Bevan appointed
director
2019-09-01
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SELKIRK, Barbara Anne resigned
director
2019-09-01
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TALBOT, Carl resigned
director
2019-08-21
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accounts · AA
2018-07-17
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accounts · AA
2017-09-23
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GREENSLADE, Giles Nicholas resigned
director
2017-09-03
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TALBOT, Carl appointed
director
2016-09-07
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HARROLD, Stuart Robert resigned
secretary
2016-09-04
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BENNETT, Bill appointed
secretary
2013-09-08
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GREENSLADE, Giles Nicholas appointed
director
2008-05-11
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HARROLD, Stuart Robert appointed
secretary
2007-09-30
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TUCKER PEAKE, Adrian resigned
secretary
2001-10-11
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Company incorporated
As ASSOCIATION OF CLASSIC TRIALS CLUBS LIMITED
2001-10-11
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WOODALL, Simon Patrick appointed
director
2001-10-11
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TUCKER PEAKE, Adrian appointed
secretary
2001-10-11
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SELKIRK, Barbara Anne appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2001-10-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Cherating Hanning Road

Horton

Ilminster

Somerset

TA19 9QH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-13

Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BENNETT, Bill→

secretary · appointed 2016-09-04

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Active

BROOKS, Paul Bevan→

director · ~65y · appointed 2019-09-01

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Active

WOODALL, Simon Patrick→

director · ~74y · appointed 2001-10-11

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Active

HARROLD, Stuart Robert→

secretary · appointed 2008-05-11 · resigned 2016-09-07

Resigned

TUCKER PEAKE, Adrian→

secretary · appointed 2001-10-11 · resigned 2007-09-30

Resigned

GREENSLADE, Giles Nicholas→

director · ~53y · appointed 2013-09-08 · resigned 2017-09-23

Resigned

SELKIRK, Barbara Anne→

director · ~68y · appointed 2001-10-11 · resigned 2019-09-01

Resigned

TALBOT, Carl→

director · ~63y · appointed 2017-09-03 · resigned 2019-09-01

Resigned

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