CREIGHTON RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

10071993 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-03-18

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 May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

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 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (6 active, 16 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

6 active PSC(s) of 15 total, 15 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	700	700

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-04-02
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2026-04-02
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2026-04-01
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MCDONALD, Eric resigned
director
2026-03-30
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2026-03-30
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2026-03-01
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LANGLEY, Ian William resigned
director
2025-07-16
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2025-03-26
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2025-03-26
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2024-11-01
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SMALL, Andrew Leslie resigned
director
2024-07-25
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accounts · AA
2023-09-13
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2023-09-13
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2023-09-13
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2023-09-13
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2023-09-13
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2023-08-03
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2023-07-12
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DAVIDSON, Scott Simon appointed
director
2023-07-12
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MCPARLANE, James Lynden, Dr appointed
director
2023-07-12
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BARNES, Richard resigned
director
2023-07-12
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HETHERINGTON, David resigned
director
2023-07-04
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2023-07-04
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2023-07-04
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2022-10-05
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SMALL, Christopher Edward resigned
director
2022-06-28
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LIDDLE, Richard resigned
director
2021-07-27
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HETHERINGTON, David appointed
director
2021-07-27
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LIDDLE, Richard appointed
director
2021-07-06
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O'DONNELL, Joseph Patrick resigned
director
2020-10-28
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ROGERS, William Ernest appointed
director
2020-10-28
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DUDLEY, Karen resigned
director
2019-05-31
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O'DONNELL, Joseph Patrick appointed
director
2019-05-31
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RANGELEY, Steven John resigned
director
2016-08-01
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RANGELEY, Steven John appointed
director
2016-07-01
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SMALL, Andrew Leslie appointed
director
2016-03-18
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Company incorporated
As CREIGHTON RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
2016-03-18
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LIDDLE, Matthew Elliot appointed
director
2016-03-18
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ROGERS, John Fenton appointed
director
2016-03-18
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WHYTE, Nicola appointed
director
2016-03-18
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BARNES, Richard appointed
director
2016-03-18
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DUDLEY, Karen appointed
director
2016-03-18
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LANGLEY, Ian William appointed
director
2016-03-18
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MCDONALD, Eric appointed
director
2016-03-18
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SMALL, Christopher Edward appointed
director

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 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: LANGLEY, Ian William resigned 2026-03-01; MCDONALD, Eric resigned 2026-04-01

Shareholders & ownership

6 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr James Lynden Mcparlane Individual · British · DOB 03/1990 · age 36	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/07/2023
Mr Scott Simon Davidson Individual · British · DOB 01/1991 · age 35	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	12/07/2023
Mr William Ernest Rogers Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	28/10/2020
Mr Matthew Elliot Liddle Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr John Fenton Rogers Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mrs Nicola Whyte Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

9 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr David Hetheringtonceased 12/07/2023· significant influence
Mr Richard Liddleceased 28/06/2022· significant influence
Mr Steven John Rangeleyceased 31/05/2019· significant influence
Mr Andrew Leslie Smallceased 01/11/2024· significant influence
Mr Eric Mcdonaldceased 01/04/2026· significant influence
Mr Ian William Langleyceased 01/03/2026· significant influence
Mr Richard Barnesceased 12/07/2023· significant influence
Mr Christopher Edward Smallceased 05/10/2022· significant influence
Mrs Karen Dudleyceased 28/10/2020· 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

Incorporated2016-03-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Sterling House Wavell Drive

Rosehill

Carlisle

CA1 2SA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-01

Last: 2026-03-18