A40 FARINA CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06538250 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-03-18
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£134.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 12 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
59 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £134,785

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£135k
↑ 2.9% YoY
Current Assets
£137k
↑ 1.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£27k£55k£82k£110k£137kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£134.8k£131.0k
Current assets£137.3k£135.1k
Net assets£134.8k£131.0k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-05-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-05-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-04-01
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    EDWARDS, Martyn James appointed
    director
  7. 2025-04-01
    ➕
    MINTER, Derek Timothy appointed
    director
  8. 2025-04-01
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    WELLS, Colin appointed
    director
  9. 2025-03-31
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    DAVIS, Edwin John resigned
    director
  10. 2024-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-06-25
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    address · AD01
  12. 2024-03-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-11-30
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    BENNETT, Keith John resigned
    director
  14. 2023-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  17. 2020-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-03-02
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    BAYLISS, Nicholas John resigned
    director
  22. 2015-03-02
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    HEPHERD, Christine resigned
    director
  23. 2015-03-02
    ➖
    MANN, Michael Frederick St John resigned
    director
  24. 2013-12-31
    ➖
    HINTON, Timothy Richard resigned
    secretary
  25. 2013-07-14
    ➕
    DAVIS, Edwin John appointed
    director
  26. 2012-03-18
    ➖
    HINTON, Timothy Richard resigned
    director
  27. 2012-03-18
    ➖
    SMITH, Deborah Anne resigned
    director
  28. 2009-10-01
    ➖
    WINSPUR, James George resigned
    director
  29. 2008-09-20
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    BAYLISS, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  30. 2008-03-18
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    Company incorporated
    As A40 FARINA CLUB LIMITED
  31. 2008-03-18
    ➕
    KILBY, John David appointed
    director
  32. 2008-03-18
    ➕
    HINTON, Timothy Richard appointed
    secretary
  33. 2008-03-18
    ➕
    BENNETT, Keith John appointed
    director
  34. 2008-03-18
    ➕
    HEPHERD, Christine appointed
    director
  35. 2008-03-18
    ➕
    HINTON, Timothy Richard appointed
    director
  36. 2008-03-18
    ➕
    MANN, Michael Frederick St John appointed
    director
  37. 2008-03-18
    ➕
    SMITH, Deborah Anne appointed
    director
  38. 2008-03-18
    ➕
    WINSPUR, James George appointed
    director

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John David Kilby
Individual · British · DOB 01/1948 · age 78
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Mutfords
Hare Street
Buntingford
Hertfordshire
SG9 0ED
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

EDWARDS, Martyn James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active
KILBY, John David→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MINTER, Derek Timothy→
director · ~75y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WELLS, Colin→
director · ~58y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HINTON, Timothy Richard→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-18 · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned
BAYLISS, Nicholas John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-09-20 · resigned 2015-03-02
Resigned
BENNETT, Keith John→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-03-18 · resigned 2023-11-30
Resigned
DAVIS, Edwin John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-07-14 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned
HEPHERD, Christine→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-03-18 · resigned 2015-03-02
Resigned
HINTON, Timothy Richard→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-03-18 · resigned 2012-03-18
Resigned
MANN, Michael Frederick St John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2008-03-18 · resigned 2015-03-02
Resigned
SMITH, Deborah Anne→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-03-18 · resigned 2012-03-18
Resigned
WINSPUR, James George→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-03-18 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22