BEN RHYDDING SPORTS CLUB (2017) LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10755655 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-05
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-168
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 7 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
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £168
Net assets shrinking
Down £340 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£168
↓ 198% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↑ 7.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£168£2k£5k£7k£10k£13kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-168£172
Current assets£12.6k£11.6k
Net assets£-168£172

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
    ➕
    MUSGRAVE, Andrew appointed
    director
  2. 2026-04-09
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Peter resigned
    director
  3. 2026-04-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-09-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-10-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2021-10-07
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  14. 2021-01-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-14
    ➕
    DYSON, Camilla Mary appointed
    director
  17. 2020-10-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-02-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-02-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-01-13
    ➖
    KEATING, Daniel James resigned
    director
  22. 2020-01-13
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Peter appointed
    director
  23. 2019-01-01
    ➖
    CROWTHER, David Arthur resigned
    director
  24. 2017-06-03
    ➕
    CROWTHER, David Arthur appointed
    director
  25. 2017-06-02
    ➕
    SNOOK, James Robin appointed
    director
  26. 2017-06-02
    ➕
    KEATING, Daniel James appointed
    director
  27. 2017-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEN RHYDDING SPORTS CLUB (2017) LTD
  28. 2017-05-05
    ➕
    DUKE, Michael appointed
    director
  29. 2017-05-05
    ➖
    DUKE, Michael resigned
    director

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 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
John Cyril Hornby
Individual · British · DOB 04/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/10/2021
Mr Robin Snook
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/10/2021

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
Incorporated2017-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Gilstead Cottage
St. Nicholas Road
Ilkley
LS29 0AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

DYSON, Camilla Mary→
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUSGRAVE, Andrew→
director · ~67y · appointed 2026-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SNOOK, James Robin→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROWTHER, David Arthur→
director · ~78y · appointed 2017-06-03 · resigned 2019-01-01
Resigned
DUKE, Michael→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-05-05 · resigned 2017-05-05
Resigned
KEATING, Daniel James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-06-02 · resigned 2020-01-13
Resigned
TAYLOR, Peter→
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-01-13 · resigned 2026-04-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-07