BRITISH SERIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05104232 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2004-04-16
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
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-18
    ROBINSON-BLORE, Jordan Michael appointed
    director
  10. 2020-06-18
    LANGLEY, Sally-Ann resigned
    secretary
  11. 2020-06-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-06-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2020-06-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-12-08
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2016-12-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2016-12-01
    LANGLEY, Sally-Ann appointed
    secretary
  20. 2016-12-01
    LANGLEY, Steven Francis resigned
    secretary
  21. 2012-11-18
    BERRISFORD, Geoffrey Kenneth resigned
    director
  22. 2012-11-18
    BEVANS, Michaela resigned
    director
  23. 2011-11-19
    GRICE, Mark Leslie appointed
    director
  24. 2011-11-19
    JOSLIN, Mark resigned
    director
  25. 2010-11-21
    BEVANS, Michaela appointed
    director
  26. 2010-11-21
    WILLIAMS, Sandra Margaret resigned
    director
  27. 2006-09-25
    LANGLEY, Steven Francis appointed
    secretary
  28. 2006-09-25
    THOMAS, Neil Lock resigned
    secretary
  29. 2006-09-25
    THOMAS, Neil Lock resigned
    director
  30. 2006-09-25
    THOMAS, Shirley resigned
    director
  31. 2005-11-14
    BENTLEY, Simon James appointed
    director
  32. 2005-11-14
    LANGLEY, Steven Francis appointed
    director
  33. 2005-11-14
    JOSLIN, Mark appointed
    director
  34. 2005-11-14
    THOMAS, Neil Lock appointed
    director
  35. 2005-11-14
    THOMAS, Shirley appointed
    director
  36. 2005-11-14
    WILLIAMS, Sandra Margaret appointed
    director
  37. 2005-03-04
    ELLIS, Janet Barbara resigned
    secretary
  38. 2005-03-04
    THOMAS, Neil Lock appointed
    secretary
  39. 2004-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BRITISH SERIES LIMITED
  40. 2004-04-16
    ELLIS, Janet Barbara appointed
    secretary
  41. 2004-04-16
    BERRISFORD, Geoffrey Kenneth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2004-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Llwynbarried Fach
Nantmel
Llandrindod Wells
LD1 6EW
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-16

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

BENTLEY, Simon James
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-11-14
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Active
GRICE, Mark Leslie
director · ~39y · appointed 2011-11-19
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Active
LANGLEY, Steven Francis
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-11-14
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Active
ROBINSON-BLORE, Jordan Michael
director · ~33y · appointed 2020-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIS, Janet Barbara
secretary · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2005-03-04
Resigned
LANGLEY, Sally-Ann
secretary · appointed 2016-12-01 · resigned 2020-06-18
Resigned
LANGLEY, Steven Francis
secretary · appointed 2006-09-25 · resigned 2016-12-01
Resigned
THOMAS, Neil Lock
secretary · appointed 2005-03-04 · resigned 2006-09-25
Resigned
BERRISFORD, Geoffrey Kenneth
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2012-11-18
Resigned
BEVANS, Michaela
director · ~43y · appointed 2010-11-21 · resigned 2012-11-18
Resigned
JOSLIN, Mark
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-11-14 · resigned 2011-11-19
Resigned
THOMAS, Neil Lock
director · ~79y · appointed 2005-11-14 · resigned 2006-09-25
Resigned
THOMAS, Shirley
director · ~79y · appointed 2005-11-14 · resigned 2006-09-25
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Sandra Margaret
director · ~76y · appointed 2005-11-14 · resigned 2010-11-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-06-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-06-18