CREDITON RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

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08354020 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-01-09

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£799.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

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 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

24 officers (14 active, 24 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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 · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £799,339

Cash YoY

-17%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£150k

↓ 17% YoY

Net Worth

£799k

↑ 88% YoY

Current Assets

£245k

↑ 18% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£799.3k	£426.2k
Current assets	£244.7k	£207.8k
Cash	£149.5k	£179.4k
Debtors	£95.2k	£7.3k
Net assets	£799.3k	£426.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2026-04-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-30
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-21
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-13
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SANDERS, Trevor Gareth appointed
director
2025-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-31
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HOLLOWAY, Roger resigned
director
2024-08-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-27
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MACKENZIE, Colin resigned
director
2023-07-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-10
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TEARLE, Paul appointed
director
2022-09-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-12
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KNOX, Andrew John appointed
director
2022-08-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-21
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COUPE, Paul appointed
director
2022-07-21
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KEAST, Suzanne Louise appointed
director
2022-07-21
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YEANDLE, Edward John appointed
director
2022-07-21
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PENNY, Ian Douglas resigned
director
2021-03-29
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HARRIS, Jay Paul appointed
director
2019-08-01
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GOODMAN, Elizabeth Margaret appointed
director
2019-08-01
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COUPE, Paul resigned
director
2019-08-01
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GRIGG, Raymond John Charles resigned
director
2018-07-26
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GOODMAN, Mark William resigned
director
2018-07-26
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HARRIS, Paul Reginald resigned
director
2017-12-10
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NEWSTEAD, Toby Victor Stephen appointed
director
2017-07-27
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GULLEY, Mark James appointed
director
2017-07-27
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PARK, David John appointed
director
2017-07-27
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BLATCHFORD, Bernard John resigned
director
2017-07-27
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MATTHEWS, Tracy Ann resigned
director
2017-06-08
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PENNY, Ian Douglas appointed
director
2015-07-24
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TRICK, Edward William appointed
director
2015-07-24
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COUPE, Paul appointed
director
2015-07-24
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GOODMAN, Mark William appointed
director
2015-07-24
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MACKENZIE, Colin appointed
director
2013-11-10
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RODD, Eric George resigned
director
2013-01-09
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Company incorporated
As CREDITON RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
2013-01-09
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FOAN, Jacqueline Ann appointed
secretary
2013-01-09
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FOAN, Jacqueline Ann appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-13 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 71 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2013-01-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Ground Floor Keble House

Southernhay Gardens

Exeter

Devon

EX1 1NT

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-23

Last: 2026-01-09