BEWL SAILING ASSOCIATION LTD

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09783429 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-09-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£3.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -47% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £3,055
Net assets shrinking
Down £506 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 47% YoY
Cash YoY
-47%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 47% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£902£2k£3k£4k£5kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£3.1k£3.6k
Current assets£3.4k£4.5k
Cash£2.3k£4.4k
Debtors£1.0k£133
Net assets£3.1k£3.6k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-09-04
    HOUGH, Christopher Michael resigned
    director
  7. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-25
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-09-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-08-25
    HOUGH, Christopher Michael appointed
    director
  14. 2019-08-25
    PONSFORD, Peter resigned
    director
  15. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-25
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  17. 2018-09-13
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-09-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2018-09-13
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    officers · CH01
  20. 2018-09-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2018-02-04
    BROOKING, Martin Alfred resigned
    secretary
  22. 2018-02-04
    BROOKING, Martin Alfred resigned
    director
  23. 2018-02-04
    PONSFORD, Peter appointed
    director
  24. 2017-02-27
    MUNDAY, Mark appointed
    director
  25. 2017-02-26
    PERRY, Jason David resigned
    director
  26. 2015-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As BEWL SAILING ASSOCIATION LTD
  27. 2015-09-18
    BROOKING, Martin Alfred appointed
    secretary
  28. 2015-09-18
    BROOKING, Martin Alfred appointed
    director
  29. 2015-09-18
    PERRY, Jason David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Munday
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
sig. influencesignificant influence27/02/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Martin Alfred Brookingceased 04/02/2018· significant influence
  • Mr Jason David Perryceased 26/02/2017· 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
Incorporated2015-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

The Lodge 93 Normanston Drive
Oulton Broad
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR32 2PX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MUNDAY, Mark
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-02-27
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Active
BROOKING, Martin Alfred
secretary · appointed 2015-09-18 · resigned 2018-02-04
Resigned
BROOKING, Martin Alfred
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-09-18 · resigned 2018-02-04
Resigned
HOUGH, Christopher Michael
director · ~74y · appointed 2019-08-25 · resigned 2022-09-04
Resigned
PERRY, Jason David
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-09-18 · resigned 2017-02-26
Resigned
PONSFORD, Peter
director · ~80y · appointed 2018-02-04 · resigned 2019-08-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-24