BUCKHORN WESTON CC LTD
🌳Matureactive
05014526 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2004-01-13
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£41.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (63/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
69 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £41,472
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£41k
Current Assets
£7k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £44.5k |
| Current assets | £6.6k |
| Net assets | £41.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-26➖DYKE, Rupert James resigneddirector
- 2025-12-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-25➕COOPER, Elysia Paige appointedsecretary
- 2024-12-25➕COOPER, Elysia Paige appointeddirector
- 2024-12-25➕LAVIS, Nicola appointeddirector
- 2024-12-25➖SLEDGE, John Christopher resignedsecretary
- 2024-12-25➖MACPHERSON, John Bannerman resigneddirector
- 2024-12-25➖SLEDGE, John Christopher resigneddirector
- 2024-12-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-12-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-25📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-12-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-11➖LANE, Kevin Mark resigneddirector
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-12-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-12-08➕GIBBS, Alexander Charles appointeddirector
- 2021-12-08➖LANE, Kevin Mark resignedsecretary
- 2021-12-08➕SLEDGE, John Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2021-12-08➖FARRAND, Robert John resigneddirector
- 2021-12-08➕MACPHERSON, John Bannerman appointeddirector
- 2021-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The English Sports Council
- 2009-10-05➕DYKE, Rupert James appointeddirector
- 2009-10-05➖WHITE, Paul Charles resigneddirector
- 2004-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs BUCKHORN WESTON CC LTD
- 2004-01-13➕LANE, Kevin Mark appointedsecretary
- 2004-01-13➕SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-01-13➖SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-01-13➕FARRAND, Robert John appointeddirector
- 2004-01-13➕LANE, Kevin Mark appointeddirector
- 2004-01-13➕SLEDGE, John Christopher appointeddirector
- 2004-01-13➕WHITE, Paul Charles appointeddirector
- 2004-01-13➕CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-01-13➖CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2004-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities
Registered office
Tom Thumb Farm
Buckhorn Weston
Gillingham
Dorset
SP8 5HL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13
Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)
COOPER, Elysia Paige→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-12-25
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COOPER, Elysia Paige→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2024-12-25
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GIBBS, Alexander Charles→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-12-08
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LAVIS, Nicola→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2024-12-25
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LANE, Kevin Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2021-12-08
SLEDGE, John Christopher→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-12-08 · resigned 2024-12-25
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2004-01-13
DYKE, Rupert James→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2009-10-05 · resigned 2025-12-26
FARRAND, Robert John→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2021-12-08
LANE, Kevin Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2022-12-11
MACPHERSON, John Bannerman→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2021-12-08 · resigned 2024-12-25
SLEDGE, John Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2024-12-25
WHITE, Paul Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2009-10-05
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-13 · resigned 2004-01-13
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The English Sports Council | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/05/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (69 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-12-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-13