CORE GOLF LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07755046 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2017-11-18
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    HUTCHINSON, Katherine resigned
    director
  13. 2017-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-09-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-08-30
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    Company incorporated
    As CORE GOLF LIMITED
  18. 2011-08-30
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    HUTCHINSON, Ian Murray appointed
    director
  19. 2011-08-30
    ➕
    HUTCHINSON, Katherine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Katherine Hutchinson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Ian Murray Hutchinson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-08-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Unit 3 Canada Close
Banbury
OX16 2RT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HUTCHINSON, Ian Murray→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-08-30
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Active
HUTCHINSON, Katherine→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-08-30 · resigned 2017-11-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-03