ACCRINGTON & DISTRICT GOLF CLUB SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
10100420 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-04
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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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£1
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
Net Worth
£1
Current Assets
£22k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£17k£22kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£11.9k—
Current assets£21.7k—
Cash£1.9k—
Debtors£7.6k—
Net assets£1—
Average employees—400

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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2024-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-04-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-04-01
    ➕
    HARRISON, Robert appointed
    director
  7. 2024-04-01
    ➖
    FLECK, William resigned
    director
  8. 2023-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-21
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    FLECK, William appointed
    director
  12. 2021-10-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-06-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-08
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    BYROM, David Anthony resigned
    director
  16. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2017-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-11-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2016-04-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCRINGTON & DISTRICT GOLF CLUB SERVICES LTD
  22. 2016-04-04
    ➕
    HARDMAN, Jennifer May appointed
    director
  23. 2016-04-04
    ➕
    BYROM, David Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Accrington & District Golf Club Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Accrington & District Golf Club Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ACCRINGTON & DISTRICT GOLF CLUB SERVICES LTD
This company · 10100420

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Accrington & District Golf Club Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Paul Anthony Wright
Individual · English · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Devon Avenue
Oswaldtwistle
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 4LS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HARDMAN, Jennifer May→
director · ~74y · appointed 2016-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRISON, Robert→
director · ~73y · appointed 2024-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BYROM, David Anthony→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-04-04 · resigned 2020-10-08
Resigned
FLECK, William→
director · ~81y · appointed 2021-10-21 · resigned 2024-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01