CASTERTON GOLF COURSE LTD

💤Zombieactive
04861883 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-11
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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 (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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  2. 2024-09-06
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  3. 2023-08-02
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  4. 2022-09-28
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  5. 2021-09-27
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  6. 2021-09-14
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    MAKINSON, John Wilfred resigned
    director
  7. 2021-09-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-09-14
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  9. 2020-10-01
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  10. 2019-05-29
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  11. 2018-09-17
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  12. 2017-07-07
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  13. 2016-08-15
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  14. 2015-09-16
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  15. 2015-08-20
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  16. 2014-08-15
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  17. 2003-08-11
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    Company incorporated
    As CASTERTON GOLF COURSE LTD
  18. 2003-08-11
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    MAKINSON, Elizabeth Margaret appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-08-11
    ➕
    MAKINSON, Elizabeth Margaret appointed
    director
  20. 2003-08-11
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    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-08-11
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    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-08-11
    ➕
    MAKINSON, John Wilfred appointed
    director
  23. 2003-08-11
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    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-08-11
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    SDG REGISTRARS 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 75 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Elizabeth Margaret Makinson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1951 · age 75
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/08/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Wilfred Makinsonceased 14/09/2021· 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
Incorporated2003-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Casterton Golf Course
Sedbergh Road Casterton
Kirkby Lonsdale
Via Carnforth
LA6 2LA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MAKINSON, Elizabeth Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-11
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Active
MAKINSON, Elizabeth Margaret→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-08-11
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Active
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-11 · resigned 2003-08-11
Resigned
MAKINSON, John Wilfred→
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-08-11 · resigned 2021-09-14
Resigned
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-11 · resigned 2003-08-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-09-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
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accounts · AA
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-15