BARNARD CASTLE CRICKET CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09958525 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-01-19

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

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 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

22 officers (6 active, 22 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	0	600

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 miscellaneous

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 miscellaneous

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand

2026-05-21
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accounts · AA
2026-03-25
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legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-01-29
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officers · CH01
2025-05-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
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accounts · AA
2024-04-02
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officers · TM01
2024-04-02
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officers · TM01
2024-03-26
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ROBINSON, David Eric resigned
director
2024-03-26
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STANWIX, Michael resigned
director
2023-05-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-23
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officers · TM01
2023-05-23
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officers · TM01
2023-05-16
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2023-05-16
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officers · TM01
2023-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
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ASHWORTH, Elizabeth Haining resigned
director
2023-04-26
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ASHWORTH, John resigned
director
2023-04-26
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MORRELL, Stephen resigned
director
2023-04-26
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RAINE, James resigned
director
2023-04-26
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TOULSON, Andrew Keith resigned
director
2023-01-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-20
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BAXTER, Philip resigned
director
2023-01-20
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STEEN, Elaine resigned
director
2022-03-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
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BRENKLEY, Stephen James resigned
director
2022-03-08
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HESP, Joseph Rodney resigned
director
2021-09-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
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TOBBELL, Claire Louise resigned
director
2018-04-03
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ASHWORTH, Elizabeth Haining appointed
director
2018-04-03
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BAXTER, Philip appointed
director
2018-04-03
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HESP, Justin Dale resigned
director
2018-04-03
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SMITH, Adam resigned
director
2018-04-03
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STEEN, Elaine appointed
director
2018-04-03
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TOBBELL, Claire Louise appointed
director
2018-04-03
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WALKER, John Bernard resigned
director
2017-04-11
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HENDERSON, Mark resigned
director
2016-03-08
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DIXON, Steven Patrick appointed
director
2016-03-08
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STANWIX, Ruth Elizabeth appointed
director
2016-03-08
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WILSON, Stephen William Stable appointed
director
2016-03-08
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ASHWORTH, John appointed
director
2016-03-08
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BRENKLEY, Stephen James appointed
director
2016-03-08
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HENDERSON, Mark appointed
director
2016-03-08
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HESP, Joseph Rodney appointed
director
2016-03-08
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HESP, Justin Dale appointed
director
2016-03-08
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MORRELL, Stephen appointed
director
2016-03-08
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RAINE, James appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 59 events

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 71 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

Incorporated2016-01-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Barnard Castle Cricket Club Vere Road

Barnard Castle

County Durham

DL12 8AE

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-01

Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (6 active · 16 resigned)

DIXON, Steven Patrick→

director · ~64y · appointed 2016-03-08

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Active

SPARROW, David Anthony→

director · ~66y · appointed 2016-01-19

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Active

STANWIX, David→

director · ~66y · appointed 2016-01-19

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Active

STANWIX, Ruth Elizabeth→

director · ~66y · appointed 2016-03-08

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Active

STEEN, Steven Thomas→

director · ~63y · appointed 2016-01-19

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Active

WILSON, Stephen William Stable→

director · ~71y · appointed 2016-03-08

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Active

ASHWORTH, Elizabeth Haining→

director · ~74y · appointed 2018-04-03 · resigned 2023-04-26

Resigned

ASHWORTH, John→

director · ~77y · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2023-04-26

Resigned

BAXTER, Philip→

director · ~68y · appointed 2018-04-03 · resigned 2023-01-20

Resigned

BRENKLEY, Stephen James→

director · ~73y · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2022-03-08

Resigned

HENDERSON, Mark→

director · ~62y · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2017-04-11

Resigned

HESP, Joseph Rodney→

director · ~82y · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2022-03-08

Resigned

HESP, Justin Dale→

director · ~57y · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2018-04-03

Resigned

MORRELL, Stephen→

director · ~66y · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2023-04-26

Resigned

RAINE, James→

director · ~34y · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2023-04-26

Resigned

ROBINSON, David Eric→

director · ~68y · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2024-03-26

Resigned

SMITH, Adam→

director · ~32y · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2018-04-03

Resigned

STANWIX, Michael→

director · ~63y · appointed 2016-03-08 · resigned 2024-03-26

Resigned

STEEN, Elaine→

director · ~60y · appointed 2018-04-03 · resigned 2023-01-20

Resigned

TOBBELL, Claire Louise→

director · ~53y · appointed 2018-04-03 · resigned 2020-09-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-27

legacy

miscellaneous · RPCH01

2026-03-25

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-01-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-26