CLACTON AND DISTRICT INDOOR BOWLS CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05370712 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-02-21

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 21.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). 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 21.2y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 21.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

28 officers (6 active, 28 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

95 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	3	400

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 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand

2026-05-05
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2026-03-27
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2026-03-27
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2026-03-20
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GAYLOR, Cheryl resigned
director
2026-03-20
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MITCHELL-GEARS, David resigned
director
2025-11-09
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officers · TM01
2025-11-03
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SURREY, Russell resigned
director
2025-10-06
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officers · TM01
2025-09-28
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COUSINS, Glenn resigned
director
2025-06-27
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officers · AP01
2025-06-27
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2025-06-27
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2025-06-16
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GAYLOR, Kenneth appointed
director
2025-06-16
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HARPER, Andrew Jonathon appointed
director
2025-06-16
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SURREY, Russell appointed
director
2025-05-02
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accounts · AA
2024-07-16
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2024-04-19
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2024-04-09
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CLELAND, Patricia Joyce appointed
director
2024-03-28
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CLELAND, Patricia Joyce appointed
secretary
2024-03-28
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LAMB, Margaret resigned
secretary
2024-03-28
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LAMB, Margaret resigned
director
2024-03-28
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2024-03-28
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2024-03-28
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2023-09-22
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2023-09-22
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2023-09-01
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2023-08-24
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COUSINS, Glenn appointed
director
2023-04-17
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accounts · AA
2022-07-12
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2022-01-28
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2022-01-27
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GAYLOR, Cheryl appointed
director
2019-08-01
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BRAMBLE, Carol resigned
director
2019-08-01
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WHITE, Barry resigned
director
2018-05-01
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TAYLOR, Jean appointed
director
2018-05-01
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BRAMBLE, Carol appointed
director
2018-01-09
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HALLIDAY, Peter resigned
director
2017-04-19
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LAMB, Margaret appointed
director
2017-04-19
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THOMSON, Barbara Alison resigned
director
2017-04-19
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WHITE, Barry appointed
director
2017-02-02
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SCOTT, Michael John resigned
director
2016-12-08
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COOPER, Philip resigned
director
2016-11-14
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LAMB, Margaret appointed
secretary
2016-08-06
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HAGGER, Marcelle Odette resigned
director
2016-04-20
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THOMSON, Barbara Alison resigned
secretary
2016-04-20
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SCOTT, Michael John appointed
director
2016-04-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2015-04-22
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PALLETT, James Edward appointed
director
2015-04-22
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HAGGER, Marcelle Odette appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 73 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: COUSINS, Glenn resigned 2025-09-28; GAYLOR, Cheryl resigned 2026-03-20; MITCHELL-GEARS, David resigned 2026-03-20

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2005-02-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Clay Hall Lane

Valley Road

Clacton-On-Sea

Essex

CO15 6NA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-24

Last: 2026-03-10