ABBROOK PARK BOWLING CLUB CIC

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10172156 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-05-10
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
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Net worth
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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 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-23
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-09
    ➖
    STANLEY, Philip resigned
    secretary
  11. 2019-04-09
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2019-03-07
    ➕
    STANLEY, Philip Allen appointed
    director
  13. 2019-03-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-01
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  16. 2018-11-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2018-10-28
    ➕
    STANLEY, Philip appointed
    secretary
  18. 2018-10-28
    ➖
    WHEELER, Lionel Norman resigned
    secretary
  19. 2018-01-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2018-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-05-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBROOK PARK BOWLING CLUB CIC
  22. 2016-05-10
    ➕
    ARCHER, George Thomas appointed
    director
  23. 2016-05-10
    ➕
    WILKINSON, George Andrew appointed
    director
  24. 2016-05-10
    ➕
    WHEELER, Lionel Norman appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

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 85 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
Incorporated2016-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

The Green Abbrook Farm
Sandygate
Kingsteignton
Devon
TQ12 3PS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ARCHER, George Thomas→
director · ~85y · appointed 2016-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STANLEY, Philip Allen→
director · ~77y · appointed 2019-03-07
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Active
WILKINSON, George Andrew→
director · ~76y · appointed 2016-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STANLEY, Philip→
secretary · appointed 2018-10-28 · resigned 2019-04-09
Resigned
WHEELER, Lionel Norman→
secretary · appointed 2016-05-10 · resigned 2018-10-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-12