AVON VALLEY INDOOR BOWLS CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09351460 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-12-11
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£198.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
23 officers (9 active, 23 linked, 23 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £198,444

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£198k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£110k
↓ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£40k£79k£119k£159k£198kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£198.4k£161.0k
Current assets£110.5k£117.4k
Net assets£198.4k£161.0k

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
3
filings
  • 3 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-06-11
    CROWTHER, Neil appointed
    director
  3. 2026-05-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-05-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-04-29
    BAMBRIDGE, Judith Margaret appointed
    director
  6. 2026-04-29
    BROWN, Stephen Paul appointed
    director
  7. 2026-02-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-06-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-06-04
    SIMMONDS, Nicola resigned
    director
  10. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-07-15
    HILLS, Emma Louise resigned
    director
  12. 2024-07-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-04-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-04-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-04-17
    JEFFREYS, Paul appointed
    director
  17. 2024-04-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2024-04-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2024-04-05
    HARDING, David appointed
    director
  20. 2024-04-04
    HILLS, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  21. 2023-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2023-03-28
    EATON, Marilyn Violet resigned
    director
  23. 2023-03-28
    HOOPER, Peter John resigned
    director
  24. 2023-03-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2023-03-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2022-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  27. 2022-02-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2022-02-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2022-02-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2022-02-12
    BRAIN, Frederick John resigned
    director
  31. 2022-02-12
    ROWLAND, Lee resigned
    director
  32. 2022-02-12
    SIMMONDS, Nicola appointed
    director
  33. 2021-02-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  34. 2019-09-12
    HALL, Michael Thomas resigned
    director
  35. 2019-04-18
    WARD, Denis appointed
    director
  36. 2019-04-18
    KENDALL, Gordon Douglas resigned
    director
  37. 2019-04-18
    RICKELLS, Mary Beatrice resigned
    director
  38. 2019-03-01
    ROWLAND, Lee appointed
    director
  39. 2018-12-14
    GRIMSLEY, Sarah resigned
    director
  40. 2018-09-07
    WALTON, Christine resigned
    director
  41. 2018-09-07
    WALTON, Ronald George resigned
    director
  42. 2018-06-18
    LONGFIELD, Jayne Lesley resigned
    director
  43. 2017-11-24
    CHAPMAN, Dawn Mary appointed
    director
  44. 2017-11-24
    LONGFIELD, Jayne Lesley appointed
    director
  45. 2017-10-27
    EATON, Marilyn Violet appointed
    director
  46. 2017-09-06
    CONNOLLY, Barry Kenneth resigned
    director
  47. 2015-10-30
    GRIMSLEY, Sarah appointed
    director
  48. 2015-10-30
    HALL, Michael Thomas appointed
    director
  49. 2015-10-30
    HOOPER, Peter John appointed
    director
  50. 2015-10-30
    KENDALL, Gordon Douglas appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Incorporated2014-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Avon Valley Indoor Bowls Club Banbury Road
Lighthorne Heath
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV35 0AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (9 active · 14 resigned)

BAMBRIDGE, Judith Margaret
director · ~73y · appointed 2026-04-29
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Active
BROWN, Stephen Paul
director · ~61y · appointed 2026-04-29
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Active
CHAPMAN, Dawn Mary
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-11-24
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Active
CROWTHER, Neil
director · ~63y · appointed 2026-06-11
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Active
GEORGE, Malcolm Francis
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-12-11
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Active
HARDING, David
director · ~71y · appointed 2024-04-05
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Active
JEFFREYS, Paul
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-04-17
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Active
THURLBECK, John Anthony
director · ~82y · appointed 2014-12-11
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Active
WARD, Denis
director · ~79y · appointed 2019-04-18
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Active
BRAIN, Frederick John
director · ~86y · appointed 2014-12-11 · resigned 2022-02-12
Resigned
CONNOLLY, Barry Kenneth
director · ~82y · appointed 2014-12-11 · resigned 2017-09-06
Resigned
EATON, Marilyn Violet
director · ~86y · appointed 2017-10-27 · resigned 2023-03-28
Resigned
GRIMSLEY, Sarah
director · ~93y · appointed 2015-10-30 · resigned 2018-12-14
Resigned
HALL, Michael Thomas
director · ~83y · appointed 2015-10-30 · resigned 2019-09-12
Resigned
HILLS, Emma Louise
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-04-04 · resigned 2024-07-15
Resigned
HOOPER, Peter John
director · ~89y · appointed 2015-10-30 · resigned 2023-03-28
Resigned
KENDALL, Gordon Douglas
director · ~79y · appointed 2015-10-30 · resigned 2019-04-18
Resigned
LONGFIELD, Jayne Lesley
director · ~79y · appointed 2017-11-24 · resigned 2018-06-18
Resigned
RICKELLS, Mary Beatrice
director · ~97y · appointed 2015-10-30 · resigned 2019-04-18
Resigned
ROWLAND, Lee
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-03-01 · resigned 2022-02-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21