AYLESBURY RFC TRADING COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09956795 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
30 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-06
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  2. 2025-06-03
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  3. 2024-05-24
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  4. 2023-07-27
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  5. 2023-05-22
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  6. 2022-06-15
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  7. 2021-09-01
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  8. 2021-07-28
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  9. 2020-10-15
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  10. 2020-07-13
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  11. 2019-09-24
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-06
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  13. 2019-08-30
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    LAWRANCE, Richard appointed
    director
  14. 2018-09-20
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  15. 2018-09-19
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    MILHAM, Paul Trevor appointed
    director
  16. 2018-09-19
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    HARRISON, Jeremy Charles resigned
    director
  17. 2018-09-19
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  18. 2018-03-08
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  19. 2017-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-01-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AYLESBURY RFC TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
  21. 2016-01-18
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    SPENCE, Derek Murray appointed
    secretary
  22. 2016-01-18
    ➕
    SPENCE, Derek Murray appointed
    director
  23. 2016-01-18
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    AYLESBURY RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE) appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2016-01-18
    ➕
    HARRISON, Jeremy Charles 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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aylesbury Rugby Football Club (Limited By Guarantee)
Individual
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Aylesbury Rugby Football Club, Ostler's Field
Brook End
Aston Clinton
Buckinghamshire
HP22 5RN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

SPENCE, Derek Murray→
secretary · appointed 2016-01-18
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Active
LAWRANCE, Richard→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-08-30
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Active
MILHAM, Paul Trevor→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-09-19
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Active
SPENCE, Derek Murray→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-01-18
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Active
AYLESBURY RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED (BY GUARANTEE)→
corporate-director · appointed 2016-01-18
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Active
HARRISON, Jeremy Charles→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-01-18 · resigned 2018-09-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

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2026-06-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
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accounts · AA
2025-06-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
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accounts · AA
2024-05-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
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accounts · AA01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
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accounts · AA
2021-09-01
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accounts · AAMD
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-17
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accounts · AA
2020-10-15