A GOLFING EXPERIENCE LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £246.8k | £210.9k |
| Current assets | £497.0k | £344.4k |
| Cash | £389.8k | £243.5k |
| Debtors | £107.2k | £100.9k |
| Net assets | £246.8k | £210.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-01📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-03-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-12-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-09-19➖HAWES, Trevor Edward resigneddirector
- 2009-12-01🏢Company incorporatedAs A GOLFING EXPERIENCE LIMITED
- 2009-12-01➕FREWIN, Sophie Odette Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2009-12-01➕FREWIN, Steven William appointeddirector
- 2009-12-01➕HAWES, Trevor Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sophie Odette Elisabeth Frewin Individual · French · DOB 04/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/12/2016 |
Mr Steven William Frewin Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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