BOTLEY PARK GOLF CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08574700 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£4.40M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 19.4y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
80 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,398,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4.4m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£676k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£880k£1.8m£2.6m£3.5m£4.4mSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-262023-09-28
Total assets£676.0k£676.0k
Current assets£676.0k£676.0k
Net assets£4.40M£4.40M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-06-13
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  3. 2025-05-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-05-15
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2025-05-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-12-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2023-07-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2023-07-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2023-07-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2023-07-13
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    Charge satisfied #9
  12. 2023-07-13
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    Charge satisfied #8
  13. 2023-07-13
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    Charge satisfied #2
  14. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-12-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-12-05
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    CARTER, Phil resigned
    director
  18. 2022-10-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-10-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2022-10-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2022-10-20
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    GILLIES, Hugh appointed
    director
  22. 2022-09-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  23. 2022-06-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2022-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2022-01-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2022-01-19
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    FRASER, Robert Gordon appointed
    director
  27. 2022-01-07
    ➕
    CARTER, Phil appointed
    director
  28. 2022-01-07
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    FALLS, Aaron Peter resigned
    director
  29. 2021-05-19
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    FALLS, Aaron Peter appointed
    director
  30. 2021-05-19
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    FRASER, Robert Gordon resigned
    director
  31. 2020-09-25
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    Charge satisfied #7
  32. 2020-09-25
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    Charge satisfied #6
  33. 2020-09-25
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    Charge satisfied #5
  34. 2020-09-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  35. 2020-09-25
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    Charge satisfied #4
  36. 2020-09-25
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    Charge satisfied #3
  37. 2020-08-24
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC as Agent and Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Instrument Appended to This MR01)
  38. 2020-08-24
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC as Agent and Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Instrument Appended to This MR01)
  39. 2019-05-31
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    MCBURNIE, Jason resigned
    director
  40. 2017-02-17
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    MCBURNIE, Jason appointed
    director
  41. 2016-07-25
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC, the Security Trustee as Defined in the Instrument Accompanying This MR01
  42. 2015-07-24
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC as Agent and Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Attached to This Form MR01)
  43. 2015-07-24
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC as Agent and Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Attached to This Form MR01)
  44. 2014-09-11
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    FRASER, Robert Gordon appointed
    secretary
  45. 2014-09-11
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    MCCREATH, Matthew Brook resigned
    secretary
  46. 2014-03-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC as Agent and Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties (As More Particularly Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01)
  47. 2014-03-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC as Agent and Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties (As More Particularly Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01)
  48. 2013-12-11
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    MCCREATH, Matthew Brook appointed
    secretary
  49. 2013-12-11
    ➖
    DM COMPANY SERVICES (LONDON) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  50. 2013-12-11
    ➕
    FRASER, Robert Gordon appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Macdonald Hotels Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Macdonald Hotels Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BOTLEY PARK GOLF CLUB LIMITED
This company · 08574700

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Macdonald Hotels Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/03/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Macdonald Botley Park Limitedceased 28/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2013-06-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Foss Islands House
Foss Islands Road
York
YO31 7UJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last made up to: 2024-09-26
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

FRASER, Robert Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2014-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRASER, Robert Gordon→
director · ~69y · appointed 2022-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILLIES, Hugh→
director · ~34y · appointed 2022-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCREATH, Matthew Brook→
secretary · appointed 2013-12-11 · resigned 2014-09-11
Resigned
DM COMPANY SERVICES (LONDON) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-06-18 · resigned 2013-12-11
Resigned
CARTER, Phil→
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-01-07 · resigned 2022-12-05
Resigned
FALLS, Aaron Peter→
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-05-19 · resigned 2022-01-07
Resigned
FRASER, Robert Gordon→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-12-11 · resigned 2021-05-19
Resigned
MCBURNIE, Jason→
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-02-17 · resigned 2019-05-31
Resigned
MCNAIR, Martin James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-06-18 · resigned 2013-12-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC as Agent and Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Instrument Appended to This MR01)
A registered charge1 property24/08/202013/07/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC as Agent and Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Instrument Appended to This MR01)
A registered charge1 property24/08/202013/07/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC, the Security Trustee as Defined in the Instrument Accompanying This MR01
A registered charge—25/07/201625/09/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC as Agent and Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Attached to This Form MR01)
A registered charge—24/07/201525/09/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC as Agent and Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Attached to This Form MR01)
A registered charge—24/07/201525/09/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC as Agent and Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties (As More Particularly Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01)
A registered charge1 property27/03/201413/07/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC as Agent and Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties (As More Particularly Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01)
A registered charge1 property27/03/201425/09/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC as Security Trustee
Legal charge1 property29/10/201025/09/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland (Now Known as Bank of Scotland PLC) as Security Trustee
Legal charge1 property12/12/200625/09/2020

Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31