BERKSHIRE RUGBY UNION REFEREES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11390938 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2018-05-31
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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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£41.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
11 officers (7 active, 11 linked, 11 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £41,209
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£41k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £41.2k | £40.6k |
| Current assets | £44.7k | £40.6k |
| Net assets | £41.2k | £35.6k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-19➕KEARSEY, Richard James appointeddirector
- 2025-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-05➕GREEN, Andrew Michael appointeddirector
- 2024-11-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-10➖BOURNE, Simon John resigneddirector
- 2024-06-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-05➕CLARK, Russell Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2023-06-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-02➖RAINFORD, Julian Kirkmichael resigneddirector
- 2023-06-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-18➕PERKINS, Kirk Shannon appointeddirector
- 2021-05-18➖KITCHENER, Giles Edward resigneddirector
- 2020-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-05-21➕LEVY, David appointeddirector
- 2019-05-21➖PHILLIPS, Julian Grant resigneddirector
- 2018-05-31🏢Company incorporatedAs BERKSHIRE RUGBY UNION REFEREES LIMITED
- 2018-05-31➕CURTIN, Nicholas Simon appointeddirector
- 2018-05-31➕LEE, Paul Allan appointeddirector
- 2018-05-31➕BOURNE, Simon John appointeddirector
- 2018-05-31➕KITCHENER, Giles Edward appointeddirector
- 2018-05-31➕PHILLIPS, Julian Grant appointeddirector
- 2018-05-31➕RAINFORD, Julian Kirkmichael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| BASINGSTOKE BOXING CLASSES LTD→ 16221476 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BB THEATRE PRODUCTIONS LTD→ 09906516 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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| BIBLICAL LIFE LTD→ 16448810 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BIG B ENTERTAINMENT LTD→ 14741243 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BIG GRANDMA ENERGY LTD→ 16117717 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2018-05-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
READING RFC
Holme Park Sonning Lane
Reading
Berkshire
RG4 6ST
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last: 2026-05-20
Officers (7 active · 4 resigned)
CLARK, Russell Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2023-06-05
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CURTIN, Nicholas Simon→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-05-31
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GREEN, Andrew Michael→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-11-05
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KEARSEY, Richard James→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2026-05-19
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LEE, Paul Allan→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-05-31
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Active
PERKINS, Kirk Shannon→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-05-18
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BOURNE, Simon John→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-05-31 · resigned 2024-06-10
KITCHENER, Giles Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2018-05-31 · resigned 2021-05-18
PHILLIPS, Julian Grant→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2018-05-31 · resigned 2019-05-21
RAINFORD, Julian Kirkmichael→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2018-05-31 · resigned 2023-06-02
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Recent filings (29 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01