ADRIAN BELL GOLF LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06990443 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-13
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£69.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47640
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85510Sports and recreation education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £69,052
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£69k
Current Assets
£325k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-30 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £55.4k | — |
| Current assets | £325.0k | — |
| Net assets | £69.1k | — |
| Average employees | — | 500 |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-09-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Amazon Capital Services (UK) LTD
- 2017-05-25➕BELL, Anca appointeddirector
- 2014-10-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2009-08-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ADRIAN BELL GOLF LIMITED
- 2009-08-13➕BELL, Anca appointedsecretary
- 2009-08-13➕BELL, Adrian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adrian Bell Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Anca Bell Individual · Romanian · DOB 06/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640
Registered office
Unit 1a And 1b South Folds Road
Oakley Hay Industrial Estate
Corby
NN18 9EU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
BELL, Adrian→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2009-08-13
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Amazon Capital Services (UK) Amazon Capital Services (UK) LTD | A registered charge | — | 22/09/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 07/10/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (63 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14