BRADFORD-ON-AVON RUGBY CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09053469 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-05-22

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 10.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£634.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

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 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.5y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (8 active, 16 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £634,235

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£634k

↑ 1.3% YoY

Current Assets

£60k

↑ 3.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£635.7k	£626.2k
Current assets	£59.9k	£58.0k
Cash	—	£47.9k
Debtors	—	£5.6k
Net assets	£634.2k	£626.2k

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

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2026-07-09
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WHEATLEY, Gareth James resigned
director
2026-07-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-02
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
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ROBERTS, Clive resigned
director
2025-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-15
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MACGREGOR, Peter resigned
director
2024-03-19
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
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STACEY, Oliver resigned
director
2023-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-16
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GODDARD, Paul Kenneth appointed
director
2022-10-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-01
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officers · AP01
2020-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-01
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WHEATLEY, Gareth James appointed
director
2020-09-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-01
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PAYNE, Neil John appointed
director
2020-08-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-11
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GEORGE, Anthony Michael appointed
director
2020-08-11
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LEGG, Simon David appointed
director
2020-08-11
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STACEY, Oliver appointed
director
2020-08-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-01-07
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GLOSSOP, James Andrew appointed
director
2019-01-07
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POWELL, Simon Nathan appointed
director
2019-01-07
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SAUNDERS, Malcolm Richard appointed
director
2016-01-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Rugby Football Foundation
2015-09-01
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DEWAR, Keith James resigned
director
2015-07-08
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MACGREGOR, Peter appointed
director
2014-08-21
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FRANCIS, Noel Humphrey resigned
director
2014-08-21
➖
MIZEN, Michael Anthony resigned
director
2014-08-21
➖
WILSON, Laurie Brian resigned
director
2014-05-22
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Company incorporated
As BRADFORD-ON-AVON RUGBY CLUB LIMITED
2014-05-22
➕
BAILEY, Brian Henry appointed
director
2014-05-22
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DEWAR, Keith James appointed
director
2014-05-22
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FRANCIS, Noel Humphrey appointed
director
2014-05-22
➕
MIZEN, Michael Anthony appointed
director
2014-05-22
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ROBERTS, Clive appointed
director
2014-05-22
➕
WILSON, Laurie Brian appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

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: ROBERTS, Clive resigned 2026-01-07; WHEATLEY, Gareth James resigned 2026-07-09

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Simon Nathan Powell Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	29/05/2026
Mr Paul Kenneth Goddard Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	27/05/2026
Mr Brain Bailey Individual · British · DOB 05/1943 · age 83	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Clive Robertsceased 07/01/2026· significant influence
Mr Peter Macgregorceased 27/01/2024· significant influence

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

Incorporated2014-05-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Bradford-On-Avon Rugby Club Ashley Lane

Winsley

Bradford-On-Avon

BA15 2HR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-26

Last: 2026-05-12