BLANDFORD FORUM GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08814637 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-12-13

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sports and recreation education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93199Other sports activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 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

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

35 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	2300	2500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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2025-05-22
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accounts · AA
2024-05-29
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2023-05-31
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accounts · AA
2022-03-16
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accounts · AA
2021-05-06
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accounts · AA
2020-05-29
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accounts · AA
2020-01-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-12-23
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2019-05-21
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2018-05-31
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accounts · AA
2015-08-27
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LEGG, Peter Stuart appointed
director
2015-08-27
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O'HAGAN, Christine appointed
director
2013-12-13
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Company incorporated
As BLANDFORD FORUM GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED
2013-12-13
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BARNETT-MOORE, Helen 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 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Helen Barnett-Moore Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-12-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

25 Market Place

Blandford Forum

Dorset

DT11 7AF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-05

Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BARNETT-MOORE, Helen→

director · ~50y · appointed 2013-12-13

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Active

LEGG, Peter Stuart→

director · ~62y · appointed 2015-08-27

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Active

O'HAGAN, Christine→

director · ~65y · appointed 2015-08-27

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Active

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-05-29

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-11-05

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-11-05

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officers · CH01

2025-11-05

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officers · CH01

2025-11-05

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address · AD01

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