BLACKMORE VALE RDA

🌳Matureactive

07258463 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-05-19

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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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other sports activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

24 officers (9 active, 24 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand

2026-05-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-31
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-10
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-28
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LIDDON, Sally resigned
director
2025-11-12
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CHILVERS, John David appointed
director
2025-10-17
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HALES, Anna Elizabeth resigned
director
2025-08-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-15
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STANDING, Victoria Margaret appointed
director
2025-03-31
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COPELAND, Penelope resigned
director
2024-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-14
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HALES, Anna Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-03-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-21
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HALES, Anna Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-01
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RENDELL, Gemma Louise appointed
director
2022-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-20
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PULLEN, Gemma Louise resigned
director
2021-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-26
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PULLEN, Gemma Louise appointed
director
2021-02-16
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FINLAY, Catherine Margaret Georgina resigned
director
2020-01-15
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LIDDON, Sally appointed
director
2019-03-28
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SUTTON, Caroline Victoria resigned
director
2018-11-13
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CHAMBERS, Delerie Ann appointed
director
2018-05-14
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HARVIE-CLARK, Fiona Mary Helen resigned
director
2017-01-18
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HALES, Anna Elizabeth appointed
director
2017-01-04
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DERHAM, Julie resigned
director
2015-04-01
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WOODHOUSE, Mark John Michael appointed
director
2015-04-01
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DERHAM, Julie appointed
director
2015-04-01
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SUTTON, Caroline Victoria appointed
director
2014-09-09
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NEVILLE-ROLFE, Jo resigned
director
2014-03-30
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HOOKER, Jacqueline Elizabeth resigned
director
2012-02-16
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BULLOCK, Anne Barclay resigned
secretary
2012-02-16
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BULLOCK, Anne Barclay resigned
director
2011-11-14
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DENNISON, Primrose Mary Randall resigned
director
2010-11-30
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COPELAND, Penelope appointed
director
2010-11-30
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ELCE, Eileen resigned
director
2010-11-30
➕
FINLAY, Catherine Margaret Georgina appointed
director
2010-09-01
➕
BULLOCK, Anne Barclay appointed
secretary
2010-05-19
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Company incorporated
As BLACKMORE VALE RDA
2010-05-19
➕
WOODHOUSE, Teresa Anne appointed
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 59 events

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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: HALES, Anna Elizabeth resigned 2025-10-17; LIDDON, Sally resigned 2025-11-28

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark John Michael Woodhouse Individual · English · DOB 09/1955 · age 71	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	07/03/2025
Mrs Teresa Anne Woodhouse Individual · British · DOB 05/1954 · age 72	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Penelope Copelandceased 31/03/2025· significant influence

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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2010-05-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Cherrington Farm Cottage

North Cheriton

Templecombe

Somerset

BA8 0AP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-02

Last: 2026-05-19