ASHBOURNE RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

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06092691 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-02-09
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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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 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-20
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  8. 2021-10-20
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2021-10-20
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2021-10-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-10-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-10-01
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    BELL, David William appointed
    director
  13. 2021-10-01
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    JONES, Stephen Paul resigned
    director
  14. 2021-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2008-09-04
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    FRYER, Ronald Martin appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-09-04
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    PEPPER, Michael John resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-09-04
    ➖
    HEATH, David Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2008-09-04
    ➕
    JONES, Stephen Paul appointed
    director
  23. 2007-02-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHBOURNE RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
  24. 2007-02-09
    ➕
    BAILEY, Andrew William appointed
    director
  25. 2007-02-09
    ➕
    PEPPER, Michael John appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-02-09
    ➕
    HEATH, David Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2007-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Summerfield Back Lane
Shirley
Ashbourne
Derbyshire
DE6 3AS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

FRYER, Ronald Martin→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-04
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Active
BAILEY, Andrew William→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-02-09
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Active
BELL, David William→
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-10-01
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Active
PEPPER, Michael John→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-09 · resigned 2008-09-04
Resigned
HEATH, David Andrew→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-02-09 · resigned 2008-09-04
Resigned
JONES, Stephen Paul→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-09-04 · resigned 2021-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-13
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2021-10-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-10-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-07