BRIXHAM RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09594725 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-05-16
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£471.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (7 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
31 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £471,059
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,259 YoY
Cash YoY
+26%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£205k
↑ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£471k
↓ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £204.9k | £162.5k |
| Net assets | £471.1k | £480.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-22➕PITMAN, Bryan appointeddirector
- 2025-08-22➖PARKER, Jonathan Richard resigneddirector
- 2025-02-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-02-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-26➕RUDGE, Kenneth Patrick appointeddirector
- 2024-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-29➕LOVELL, Graham Robert appointeddirector
- 2020-08-28➕IRVINE, James Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BRIXHAM RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
- 2015-05-16➕FORSTER, Christopher Michael appointeddirector
- 2015-05-16➕MACLEAN, Sarah Jane appointeddirector
- 2015-05-16➕SHIPWAY, Stephen Paul appointeddirector
- 2015-05-16➕PARKER, Jonathan Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
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| A R PERSONAL TRAINING LIMITED→ 15839195 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| ARTARY LIMITED→ 08393496 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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| BOUTIQUE CHARTERS LTD→ 14741707 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs
Registered office
Astley Park
Rea Barn Road
Brixham
Devon
TQ5 9ED
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (7 active · 1 resigned)
FORSTER, Christopher Michael→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
IRVINE, James Michael→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-08-28
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LOVELL, Graham Robert→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2020-08-29
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MACLEAN, Sarah Jane→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-05-16
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PITMAN, Bryan→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-08-22
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RUDGE, Kenneth Patrick→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-08-26
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SHIPWAY, Stephen Paul→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2015-05-16
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PARKER, Jonathan Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2015-05-16 · resigned 2025-08-22
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-02-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-16