AYLESFORD BULLS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08087598 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-05-29

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 May 2025

Net worth

£32.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

62 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £32,718

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,491 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£33k

↓ 4.4% YoY

Current Assets

£29k

↑ 1.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£32.7k	£34.2k
Current assets	£29.2k	£28.7k
Net assets	£32.7k	£34.2k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2026-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-15
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officers · TM01
2025-11-14
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PAYNE, John William resigned
director
2025-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-21
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ANDERSON, Stuart David resigned
director
2024-06-21
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DRING, Andy Mark resigned
director
2024-06-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
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ANDERSON, Stuart David appointed
director
2023-05-30
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officers · AP01
2022-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
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officers · AP01
2022-11-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-01
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HARTLEY, Christopher John appointed
director
2022-11-01
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DRING, Andy Mark appointed
director
2022-08-20
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-16
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gazette · GAZ1
2021-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-24
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ASDOWN-DENNY, Jayne resigned
secretary
2019-06-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-06-24
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-05-30
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CORNFORD, Mark resigned
director
2017-09-17
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PRESCOTT, Francis Walter resigned
director
2017-09-01
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ASHDOWN-DENNEY, Jayne appointed
secretary
2017-07-11
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CORNFORD, Mark appointed
director
2017-07-01
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MERLINI, Tony appointed
director
2016-04-30
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DAWLING, Andrew Marcus resigned
director
2015-08-25
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ALVIS, Anthony Richard resigned
secretary
2015-08-01
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ASDOWN-DENNY, Jayne appointed
secretary
2015-05-26
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DAWLING, Andrew Marcus appointed
director
2014-03-12
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PAYNE, John William appointed
director
2014-01-01
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ALVIS, Anthony Richard appointed
secretary
2013-09-10
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PRESCOTT, Francis Walter appointed
director
2013-05-29
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WILTSHIRE, Neil appointed
director
2013-05-29
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CARROLL, Paul Stephen resigned
director
2013-05-29
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EVANS, William David resigned
director
2013-05-29
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MAYHEW, Michele Denise resigned
director
2013-05-29
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NARRAMORE, Paul resigned
director
2013-04-29
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OSBORNE, Clive Stephen resigned
director
2012-05-29
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Company incorporated
As AYLESFORD BULLS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
2012-05-29
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CARROLL, Paul Stephen appointed
director
2012-05-29
➕
EVANS, William David appointed
director
2012-05-29
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MAYHEW, Michele Denise appointed
director
2012-05-29
➕
NARRAMORE, Paul appointed
director
2012-05-29
➕
OSBORNE, Clive Stephen appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2012-05-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Ferryfields Ground

Hall Road

Aylesford

Kent

ME20 7DS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-12

Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)

ASHDOWN-DENNEY, Jayne→

secretary · appointed 2017-09-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HARTLEY, Christopher John→

director · ~48y · appointed 2022-11-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MERLINI, Tony→

director · ~59y · appointed 2017-07-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WILTSHIRE, Neil→

director · ~75y · appointed 2013-05-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ALVIS, Anthony Richard→

secretary · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2015-08-25

Resigned

ASDOWN-DENNY, Jayne→

secretary · appointed 2015-08-01 · resigned 2019-06-24

Resigned

ANDERSON, Stuart David→

director · ~53y · appointed 2023-05-30 · resigned 2024-06-21

Resigned

CARROLL, Paul Stephen→

director · ~73y · appointed 2012-05-29 · resigned 2013-05-29

Resigned

CORNFORD, Mark→

director · ~61y · appointed 2017-07-11 · resigned 2019-05-30

Resigned

DAWLING, Andrew Marcus→

director · ~53y · appointed 2015-05-26 · resigned 2016-04-30

Resigned

DRING, Andy Mark→

director · ~62y · appointed 2022-11-01 · resigned 2024-06-21

Resigned

EVANS, William David→

director · ~74y · appointed 2012-05-29 · resigned 2013-05-29

Resigned

MAYHEW, Michele Denise→

director · ~63y · appointed 2012-05-29 · resigned 2013-05-29

Resigned

NARRAMORE, Paul→

director · ~72y · appointed 2012-05-29 · resigned 2013-05-29

Resigned

OSBORNE, Clive Stephen→

director · ~73y · appointed 2012-05-29 · resigned 2013-04-29

Resigned

PAYNE, John William→

director · ~72y · appointed 2014-03-12 · resigned 2025-11-14

Resigned

PRESCOTT, Francis Walter→

director · ~69y · appointed 2013-09-10 · resigned 2017-09-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-02-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-11-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-02-28

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2024-07-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-21

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-06-21

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-06-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-07

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-05-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-12-31

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-11-04

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-11-04

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2022-08-20