THE PONY RACING AUTHORITY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06124777 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-02-22

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other sports activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

25 officers (7 active, 25 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

94 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand

2026-07-12
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officers · TM01
2026-07-01
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GREENALL, Thomas Edward resigned
director
2026-05-05
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officers · AP01
2026-05-04
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MCPHERSON, Graeme Paul appointed
director
2026-04-04
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officers · TM01
2026-02-28
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MCPHERSON, Graeme Paul resigned
director
2025-09-23
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accounts · AA
2025-06-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-02
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officers · AP01
2025-06-01
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MCPHERSON, Graeme Paul appointed
director
2025-05-31
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MORSHEAD, Henry resigned
director
2024-09-11
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accounts · AA
2024-01-04
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officers · TM01
2024-01-04
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officers · AP01
2024-01-01
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HILL, George appointed
director
2024-01-01
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O'FLAHERTY, Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-09-20
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accounts · AA
2022-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
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officers · TM01
2022-07-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-14
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officers · AP01
2022-06-30
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CLAISSE, Simon appointed
director
2022-06-30
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GILLESPIE, Edward William resigned
director
2021-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-18
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officers · AP01
2021-09-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-01
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MORSHEAD, Henry appointed
director
2021-05-31
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BARLOW, Charles James Bulkley resigned
director
2021-01-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2019-04-15
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O'FLAHERTY, Elizabeth appointed
director
2019-02-21
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MORSHEAD, Anthea Louise resigned
director
2019-02-20
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GREENALL, Thomas Edward appointed
director
2019-02-20
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HANCOCK, Lisa Jeanette resigned
director
2016-11-23
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SHEPPARD, Nicola appointed
director
2016-11-23
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TUCKER, Lucy resigned
director
2016-02-20
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BARLOW, Charles James Bulkley appointed
director
2013-03-12
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DAVIES, Rebecca Elizabeth resigned
director
2013-03-12
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GILLESPIE, Edward William appointed
director
2013-03-12
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HUTSBY, Caroline Mary resigned
director
2013-03-01
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HANCOCK, Lisa Jeanette resigned
director
2013-01-01
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BARNETT, Charles Henry resigned
director
2012-09-17
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HANCOCK, Lisa Jeanette appointed
director
2012-09-01
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HANCOCK, Lisa Jeanette appointed
director
2010-07-01
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MORSHEAD, Anthea Louise appointed
director
2010-01-15
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HUTSBY, Caroline Mary appointed
director
2010-01-01
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WALEY-COHEN, Robert Bernard resigned
director
2008-01-01
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HANDLEY, Sheila Mary appointed
secretary
2008-01-01
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MORGAN, Rebecca Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2008-01-01
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TUCKER, Lucy 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

-6 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 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: GREENALL, Thomas Edward resigned 2026-07-01; MCPHERSON, Graeme Paul resigned 2026-02-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Simon Claisse Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	30/06/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Edward Gillespieceased 30/06/2022· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2007-02-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Cheltenham Racecourse

Cheltenham

Gloucestershire

GL50 4SH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-08

Last: 2026-02-22