BIDEFORD LITTLEHAM AND WESTWARD HO! CRICKET CLUB LIMITED

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08049569 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-04-27

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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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 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

6 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	600	600

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

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

Last 180 days

filings

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

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-05-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-13
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officers · CH01
2026-05-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-11
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officers · AP01
2026-05-11
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officers · AP01
2026-05-07
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officers · TM01
2026-05-07
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officers · TM01
2026-04-27
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LUXTON, Christopher appointed
director
2026-04-27
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STONE, Richard Anthony appointed
director
2026-04-27
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ARGYLE, Paul, Mr resigned
director
2026-04-27
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KEATES, Oliver resigned
director
2025-07-28
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accounts · AA
2024-07-29
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accounts · AA
2024-07-20
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gazette · DISS40
2024-07-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-19
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officers · AP01
2024-07-19
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officers · TM01
2024-07-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-16
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gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-15
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STONE, Anne Marie appointed
director
2024-01-15
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FORD, Jennifer resigned
director
2023-02-27
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accounts · AA
2022-06-30
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accounts · AA
2021-07-15
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accounts · AA
2018-10-18
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KEATES, Oliver appointed
director
2014-03-25
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HANNAM, Rod appointed
director
2014-03-25
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CHAMPION, Brian resigned
director
2012-04-27
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Company incorporated
As BIDEFORD LITTLEHAM AND WESTWARD HO! CRICKET CLUB LIMITED
2012-04-27
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DAVIES, Andrew Cyril John appointed
director
2012-04-27
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FISHLEIGH, Kevin appointed
director
2012-04-27
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ARGYLE, Paul, Mr appointed
director
2012-04-27
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CHAMPION, Brian appointed
director
2012-04-27
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FORD, Jennifer appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — 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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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: ARGYLE, Paul, Mr resigned 2026-04-27; KEATES, Oliver resigned 2026-04-27

Shareholders & ownership

6 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Christopher Luxton Individual · English · DOB 02/1978 · age 48	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	27/04/2026
Mr Richard Anthony Stone Individual · English · DOB 02/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	27/04/2026
Mrs Anne Marie Stone Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	15/01/2024
Mr Andrew Cyril John Davies Individual · British · DOB 05/1941 · age 85	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	24/04/2017
Mr Kevin Fishleigh Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	24/04/2017
Mr Rod Hannam Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	24/04/2017

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Paul Argyleceased 27/04/2026· significant influence
Mrs Jennifer Fordceased 15/01/2024· 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

Incorporated2012-04-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

6 Barn Park Road

Fremington

Barnstaple

Devon

EX31 3DN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-08

Last: 2026-04-24