BRIDPORT BARRACUDAS SWIMMING CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07073928 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-11-12

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 Sept 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 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (3 active, 18 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

89 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-01	2024-09-01
Average employees	0	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2026-01-29
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2025-10-20
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2025-10-16
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SYMES, Rachel Jayne resigned
director
2025-01-29
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accounts · AA
2024-11-15
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2024-07-26
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officers · CH01
2024-06-25
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DAWE, Kelvin appointed
director
2024-06-25
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CLARK, Emma Louise resigned
secretary
2024-06-25
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CLARK, Emma Louise resigned
director
2024-06-25
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officers · AP01
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2024-06-12
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BAYBUTT, Carla appointed
director
2024-06-12
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SYMES, Rachel Jayne appointed
director
2024-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
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2022-06-13
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accounts · AA
2021-06-01
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accounts · AA
2018-06-01
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MOOREY, Carol resigned
director
2018-01-01
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HARVEY-TKACZUK, Phillippa Jane resigned
director
2014-07-28
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CLARK, Emma Louise appointed
secretary
2014-07-28
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CLARK, Emma Louise appointed
director
2014-07-13
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BOYER, Deborah Alice resigned
secretary
2013-07-31
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JONES, Joanne Christine resigned
director
2013-04-23
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DEW, Peter Leonard resigned
director
2012-10-01
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HARVEY-TKACZUK, Phillippa Jane appointed
director
2012-09-29
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BOYER, Trevor Ivan resigned
director
2012-09-29
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MORTIMER, Ian resigned
director
2012-09-27
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MOOREY, Carol appointed
director
2011-09-29
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BOYER, Deborah Alice appointed
secretary
2011-09-29
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CLARKE, Tracey resigned
director
2011-09-29
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DEW, Peter Leonard appointed
director
2011-09-29
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JONES, Joanne Christine appointed
director
2011-09-29
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ROUNSELL, Kathleen Mary resigned
director
2011-09-29
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TURNER, Deborah Elizabeth resigned
director
2011-09-26
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BOYER, Trevor Ivan appointed
director
2010-11-13
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PARRY, David Robert resigned
director
2010-11-13
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PAYNE, Clifford resigned
director
2009-12-31
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HOSKINS, Mark Vaughan appointed
director
2009-12-31
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CLARKE, Tracey appointed
director
2009-12-31
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MORTIMER, Ian appointed
director
2009-12-31
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PAYNE, Clifford appointed
director

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Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — 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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Kelvin Dawe Individual · British · DOB 12/1952 · age 74	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	25/06/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr David Keith Clarkceased 25/06/2024· significant influence · firm interest

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

Incorporated2009-11-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

The Loft Unit 11

Hunthay Business Park

Axminster

Devon

EX13 5RJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-01

Last made up to: 2025-09-01

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-26

Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (3 active · 15 resigned)

BAYBUTT, Carla→

director · ~50y · appointed 2024-06-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DAWE, Kelvin→

director · ~74y · appointed 2024-06-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HOSKINS, Mark Vaughan→

director · ~68y · appointed 2009-12-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BOYER, Deborah Alice→

secretary · appointed 2011-09-29 · resigned 2014-07-13

Resigned

CLARK, Emma Louise→

secretary · appointed 2014-07-28 · resigned 2024-06-25

Resigned

BOYER, Trevor Ivan→

director · ~66y · appointed 2011-09-26 · resigned 2012-09-29

Resigned

CLARK, Emma Louise→

director · ~57y · appointed 2014-07-28 · resigned 2024-06-25

Resigned

CLARKE, Tracey→

director · ~51y · appointed 2009-12-31 · resigned 2011-09-29

Resigned

DEW, Peter Leonard→

director · ~74y · appointed 2011-09-29 · resigned 2013-04-23

Resigned

HARVEY-TKACZUK, Phillippa Jane→

director · ~61y · appointed 2012-10-01 · resigned 2018-01-01

Resigned

JONES, Joanne Christine→

director · ~56y · appointed 2011-09-29 · resigned 2013-07-31

Resigned

MOOREY, Carol→

director · ~59y · appointed 2012-09-27 · resigned 2018-06-01

Resigned

MORTIMER, Ian→

director · ~77y · appointed 2009-12-31 · resigned 2012-09-29

Resigned

PARRY, David Robert→

director · ~63y · appointed 2009-11-12 · resigned 2010-11-13

Resigned

PAYNE, Clifford→

director · ~58y · appointed 2009-12-31 · resigned 2010-11-13

Resigned

ROUNSELL, Kathleen Mary→

director · ~88y · appointed 2009-12-31 · resigned 2011-09-29

Resigned

SYMES, Rachel Jayne→

director · ~50y · appointed 2024-06-12 · resigned 2025-10-16

Resigned

TURNER, Deborah Elizabeth→

director · ~57y · appointed 2009-12-31 · resigned 2011-09-29

Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

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2025-11-18

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officers · TM01

2025-10-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

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2024-11-15

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2024-11-15

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