BIGBURY BAY GOLF CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06929632 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-06-10

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 16.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

£272.1k

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 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 16.0y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 16.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — 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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

39 officers (5 active, 39 linked, 37 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

116 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £272,120

Cash YoY

+39%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£406k

↑ 39% YoY

Net Worth

£272k

↑ 30% YoY

Current Assets

£463k

↑ 39% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Total assets	£311.3k	£288.9k
Current assets	£462.5k	£331.9k
Cash	£405.8k	£291.2k
Debtors	£33.4k	£17.1k
Net assets	£272.1k	£208.7k

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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (99 events)Click to expand

2025-10-24
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2025-10-24
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officers · TM01
2025-10-15
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ALDERTON, Terry appointed
director
2025-10-15
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BASTONE, Stephen Maurice resigned
director
2025-10-15
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RYDER, Stephen Maurice, Lt Cdr resigned
director
2025-08-13
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JOLLY, Philip Michael appointed
director
2024-11-20
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LOWE, Peter John Hurst appointed
director
2024-11-20
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MITCHELL, Roy Gilbert appointed
director
2024-11-20
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ALDERTON, Terry resigned
director
2024-11-20
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HALL, David Wilfrid resigned
director
2024-10-09
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officers · TM01
2024-09-26
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THOMSON, Charles Peter resigned
director
2024-09-24
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Charge satisfied #1
2024-02-26
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PHEASANT, Jason resigned
director
2023-10-21
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officers · AP01
2023-10-19
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2023-10-18
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SHORROCKS, Joanne appointed
director
2023-10-18
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ELLIOTT, John Andrew, Reverend resigned
director
2023-10-18
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HALL, David Wilfrid appointed
director
2023-10-18
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LOWE, Peter John Hurst resigned
director
2023-10-18
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THOMSON, Charles Peter appointed
director
2023-10-18
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WAIN, Sarah Jane resigned
director
2023-07-06
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2022-10-16
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SMITH, Stephen Kenneth resigned
director
2022-08-12
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HALL, David Wilfrid resigned
director
2020-11-30
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PHEASANT, Jason appointed
director
2020-11-30
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SMITH, Stephen Kenneth appointed
director
2020-11-30
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WAIN, Sarah Jane appointed
director
2020-06-08
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ERRETT, Sally Jane resigned
director
2019-06-19
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BASTONE, Stephen Maurice appointed
director
2019-06-19
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ELLIOTT, John Andrew, Reverend appointed
director
2019-06-19
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LOWE, Peter John Hurst appointed
director
2019-06-19
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RYDER, Stephen Maurice, Lt Cdr appointed
director
2019-06-19
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STEVENS, Roy Frederick resigned
director

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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 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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: BASTONE, Stephen Maurice resigned 2025-10-15; RYDER, Stephen Maurice, Lt Cdr resigned 2025-10-15

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2009-06-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

The Club House Bigbury Bay Golf Club

Bigbury

Kingsbridge

Devon

TQ7 4BB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-24

Last: 2025-06-10