BLACKBURN GOLF CLUB PLAY LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

06025185 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-12-11

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93120Activities of sport clubs

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

20 officers (5 active, 20 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2015-03-10
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2015-03-10
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Company dissolved
2014-11-25
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-11-12
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dissolution · DS01
2014-01-11
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annual-return · AR01
2013-08-08
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accounts · AA
2012-12-21
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annual-return · AR01
2012-02-09
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annual-return · AR01
2012-02-09
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officers · CH03
2012-02-09
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officers · CH01
2012-02-09
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officers · TM01
2012-02-09
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officers · TM01
2012-02-03
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accounts · AA
2012-01-31
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PEARSON, Philip John resigned
director
2012-01-31
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SMEDLEY, David Walter resigned
director
2011-09-08
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accounts · AA
2011-01-10
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2011-01-10
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officers · CH01
2010-09-14
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accounts-with-made-up-date
accounts · AA
2010-03-09
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annual-return · AR01
2010-03-09
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2010-03-08
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2010-03-08
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2010-03-08
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officers · CH01
2010-03-08
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officers · TM01
2010-01-26
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THOMPSON, Jeremy, Dr resigned
director
2009-11-06
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accounts · AA
2009-01-27
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MATTHEWS, Stephen John appointed
secretary
2009-01-20
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DRUGAN, Ronald George resigned
director
2009-01-20
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HARWOOD, Philip Charles resigned
director
2009-01-20
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HILTON, Paul resigned
director
2009-01-20
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HINDLE, Charles Craig resigned
director
2009-01-20
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MCGEADY, Jacqueline Theresa resigned
director
2009-01-20
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MCMURRAY, Leah Joanne resigned
director
2009-01-20
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STOBBART, Gordon Walton resigned
director
2008-07-14
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READETT, Garry Harold resigned
secretary
2008-07-14
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READETT, Garry Harold resigned
director
2006-12-31
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ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2006-12-11
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Company incorporated
As BLACKBURN GOLF CLUB PLAY LIMITED
2006-12-11
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FORREST, Peter Graham appointed
director
2006-12-11
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MATTHEWS, Stephen John appointed
director
2006-12-11
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NUTTER, Christopher Paul appointed
director
2006-12-11
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SMITH, Michael Glenn appointed
director
2006-12-11
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READETT, Garry Harold appointed
secretary
2006-12-11
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ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2006-12-11
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ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2006-12-11
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DRUGAN, Ronald George appointed
director
2006-12-11
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HARWOOD, Philip Charles appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2015-03-10

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2006-12-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Blackburn Golf Club

Beardwood Brow

Blackburn

Lancashire

BB2 7AX

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2012-12-31

Confirmation statement

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