ARDINGLY ROWING CLUB LTD

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08913290 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-02-26
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£50.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
40 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 £50,686
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,141 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£51k
↓ 2.2% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£21k£31k£41k£52kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£50.7k£51.8k
Current assets£26.5k£26.3k
Net assets£50.7k£51.8k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2019-02-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-16
    ➖
    SIMPSON, Robert Graham resigned
    director
  14. 2018-07-01
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Robert appointed
    director
  15. 2017-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-07-26
    ➖
    MULLINS, Frances resigned
    director
  18. 2016-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-11-20
    ➖
    LEEDHAM, Janet Ann resigned
    secretary
  20. 2015-11-20
    ➖
    LEEDHAM, Janet Ann resigned
    director
  21. 2015-11-18
    ➕
    MULLINS, Frances appointed
    director
  22. 2015-07-24
    ➕
    HOWE, Michael appointed
    secretary
  23. 2015-07-24
    ➕
    HOWE, Michael appointed
    director
  24. 2014-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARDINGLY ROWING CLUB LTD
  25. 2014-02-26
    ➕
    LEEDHAM, Janet Ann appointed
    secretary
  26. 2014-02-26
    ➕
    LEEDHAM, Janet Ann appointed
    director
  27. 2014-02-26
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Robert Graham appointed
    director

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 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Incorporated2014-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

The Old Woodyard Slaugham Road
Staplefield
Haywards Heath
RH17 6AP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HOWE, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2015-07-24
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Active
HOWE, Michael→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-07-24
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Active
TAYLOR, Robert→
director · ~80y · appointed 2018-07-01
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Active
LEEDHAM, Janet Ann→
secretary · appointed 2014-02-26 · resigned 2015-11-20
Resigned
LEEDHAM, Janet Ann→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-02-26 · resigned 2015-11-20
Resigned
MULLINS, Frances→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-11-18 · resigned 2017-07-26
Resigned
SIMPSON, Robert Graham→
director · ~78y · appointed 2014-02-26 · resigned 2018-07-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-28