BRIDGERULE VILLAGE HALL LTD

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08255689 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-10-16
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£125.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £125,377

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£125k
Current Assets
£31k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-11
Total assets£125.4k
Current assets£30.9k
Net assets£125.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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  2. 2025-12-11
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  3. 2025-12-11
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  4. 2025-12-08
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    HITCHINGS, Christopher resigned
    director
  5. 2025-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2022-09-01
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  9. 2021-07-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-21
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  11. 2020-12-17
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  12. 2020-12-17
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  13. 2020-09-25
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  14. 2020-08-21
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    BOWDITCH, Kevin John appointed
    director
  15. 2019-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-07-23
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  17. 2017-10-18
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  18. 2017-10-18
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  19. 2017-01-17
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    QUILTER, Alan Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2016-12-11
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    SEYMOUR-SMITH, Geoffrey Clifton resigned
    director
  21. 2012-10-23
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    CHOLWILL, Sheila Ann appointed
    director
  22. 2012-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIDGERULE VILLAGE HALL LTD
  23. 2012-10-16
    ➕
    HITCHINGS, Christopher appointed
    director
  24. 2012-10-16
    ➕
    SEYMOUR-SMITH, Geoffrey Clifton 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 77 — 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 77 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sheila Ann Cholwill
Individual · British · DOB 06/1949 · age 77
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Christopher Hitchingsceased 08/12/2025· significant influence
  • Mr Geoffrey Clifton Seymour-Smithceased 17/01/2017· 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
Incorporated2012-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Bridgerule Village Hall, The Green,
Bridgerule,
Holsworthy,
Devon.
EX22 7DZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-11
Last made up to: 2025-11-11
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BOWDITCH, Kevin John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2020-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHOLWILL, Sheila Ann→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-10-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
QUILTER, Alan Paul→
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HITCHINGS, Christopher→
director · ~83y · appointed 2012-10-16 · resigned 2025-12-08
Resigned
SEYMOUR-SMITH, Geoffrey Clifton→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-10-16 · resigned 2016-12-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-18