BARNSTAPLE TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB (2014) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09038181 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-13

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

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

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

77 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	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	300	0

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

• 3 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-02-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-05
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LARGE, Andrew Robert appointed
director
2026-02-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-02
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-17
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SMALLRIDGE, Martin resigned
director
2026-01-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
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WILSON, William resigned
director
2024-04-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-06
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administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2023-10-17
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-08-01
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-28
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-27
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capital · SH01
2023-04-18
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-28
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-01-09
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JONES, David Richard resigned
director
2022-06-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-08
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-27
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CHESTERS, Jasmine Bessie resigned
director
2022-03-28
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PHAIR, Alan John resigned
director
2022-02-08
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JONES, David Richard appointed
director
2022-02-08
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PHAIR, Alan John appointed
director
2021-12-29
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EDWARDS, John Stuart resigned
director
2021-12-02
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WILSON, William appointed
director
2021-09-21
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CHAMBERLAIN, Robert John resigned
director
2021-01-14
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LARTER, Paul Dennis appointed
director
2021-01-14
➕
CHESTERS, Jasmine Bessie appointed
director
2020-01-01
➖
PHAIR, Alan John resigned
director
2019-05-01
➕
SMALLRIDGE, Martin appointed
director
2019-02-04
➕
PHAIR, Alan John appointed
director
2018-12-12
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CHAMBERLAIN, Robert John appointed
director
2018-12-01
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CHESTERS, Jasmine Bessie resigned
director
2016-07-31
➖
GREEN, Douglas Edward resigned
secretary
2016-07-31
➖
CLARKE, John William resigned
director
2016-07-31
➖
GREEN, Douglas Edward resigned
director
2014-07-05
➕
GREEN, Douglas Edward appointed
secretary
2014-07-05
➕
CHESTERS, Jasmine Bessie appointed
director
2014-07-05
➕
CLARKE, John William appointed
director
2014-07-05
➕
EDWARDS, John Stuart appointed
director
2014-05-13
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Company incorporated
As BARNSTAPLE TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB (2014) LIMITED
2014-05-13
➕
GREEN, Douglas Edward 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

66/100

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.

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
Mr Paul Dennis Larter Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	07/04/2025

6 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr William Wilsonceased 07/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mrs Jasmine Bessie Chestersceased 22/05/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mr Robert John Chamberlainceased 21/09/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mr John Stuart Edwardsceased 08/01/2021· 75-100% shares
Mrs Jasmine Bessie Chestersceased 01/12/2018· 75-100% shares
Mr Doug Greenceased 12/05/2017· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-05-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Petitor House

Nicholson Road

Torquay

Devon

TQ2 7TD

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-04

Last: 2025-12-21

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

LARGE, Andrew Robert→

director · ~80y · appointed 2026-02-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LARTER, Paul Dennis→

director · ~63y · appointed 2021-01-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GREEN, Douglas Edward→

secretary · appointed 2014-07-05 · resigned 2016-07-31

Resigned

CHAMBERLAIN, Robert John→

director · ~79y · appointed 2018-12-12 · resigned 2021-09-21

Resigned

CHESTERS, Jasmine Bessie→

director · ~87y · appointed 2021-01-14 · resigned 2022-05-27

Resigned

CHESTERS, Jasmine Bessie→

director · ~87y · appointed 2014-07-05 · resigned 2018-12-01

Resigned

CLARKE, John William→

director · ~89y · appointed 2014-07-05 · resigned 2016-07-31

Resigned

EDWARDS, John Stuart→

director · ~96y · appointed 2014-07-05 · resigned 2021-12-29

Resigned

GREEN, Douglas Edward→

director · ~85y · appointed 2014-05-13 · resigned 2016-07-31

Resigned

JONES, David Richard→

director · ~61y · appointed 2022-02-08 · resigned 2023-01-09

Resigned

PHAIR, Alan John→

director · ~63y · appointed 2022-02-08 · resigned 2022-03-28

Resigned

PHAIR, Alan John→

director · ~63y · appointed 2019-02-04 · resigned 2020-01-01

Resigned

SMALLRIDGE, Martin→

director · ~71y · appointed 2019-05-01 · resigned 2026-01-17

Resigned

WILSON, William→

director · ~71y · appointed 2021-12-02 · resigned 2025-04-07

Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

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officers · AP01

2026-02-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-02

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-02-02

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-02-02

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

officers · CH01

2026-02-02

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-05-01

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-06

administrative-restoration-company

restoration · RT01

2024-04-06

gazette-dissolved-compulsory

gazette · GAZ2

2023-10-17