EXMOUTH TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08773468 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-11-13

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.

Why now

Window closing · medium confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 75 → 85

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Hygiene score: 75 → 85

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£8.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

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 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (65/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

24 officers (6 active, 24 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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 £8,871

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£9k

Current Assets

£2k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30
Total assets	£19.4k
Current assets	£2.0k
Net assets	£8.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand

2026-06-03
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TAPP, Richard Leslie John resigned
director
2026-06-03
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2026-01-28
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2025-07-14
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2025-07-11
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SHAW, Stuart John resigned
director
2025-06-04
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CHARD, Robert appointed
director
2025-06-02
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EDWARDS, Steven George appointed
director
2025-06-02
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HAMILTON, Duncan appointed
director
2025-06-02
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MOORE, Terry David appointed
director
2025-06-02
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SOWDEN, Carl appointed
director
2025-06-02
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COCKCROFT, Benjamin Charles Jack resigned
director
2025-06-02
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FIFIELD, Haydn Taylor resigned
director
2025-06-02
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2025-02-11
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FITZGERALD, Adam Rafael Richard resigned
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2025-02-11
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2025-01-29
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2024-09-09
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COCKCROFT, Benjamin Charles Jack appointed
director
2024-09-09
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2024-08-29
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FIFIELD, Haydn Taylor appointed
director
2024-08-29
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JAMES, Nicholas Melville resigned
director
2024-08-29
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2023-07-18
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RAWLINGS, Andrew appointed
director
2023-07-18
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JAMES, Nicholas Melville appointed
director
2023-07-18
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2023-05-24
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BARNDEN, Brian resigned
director
2023-05-24
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CHARD, Robert Edward resigned
director
2019-08-18
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CHARD, Robert Edward appointed
director
2019-08-18
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FITZGERALD, Adam Rafael Richard appointed
director
2019-08-18
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TAPP, Richard Leslie John appointed
director
2019-08-13
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MOORE, Terry David resigned
director
2018-06-13
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CHAMBERLAIN, Robert John resigned
director
2018-05-01
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SHAW, Stuart John appointed
director
2017-07-26
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EDWARDS, John Stuart resigned
director
2016-02-10
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WALLACE, James George resigned
director
2015-11-01
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REED, Dianne Vernice resigned
director
2015-10-03
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DONKIN, Ellen Marguarite resigned
director
2015-05-11
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CHARD, Robert Edward resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 65 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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: SHAW, Stuart John resigned 2025-07-11; TAPP, Richard Leslie John resigned 2026-06-03

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2013-11-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

King George V Playing Fields

Southern Road

Exmouth

Devon

EX8 3EE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-27

Last: 2025-11-13