HARROGATE RUGBY (TRADING) LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -83% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-24.6k | £-17.2k |
| Current assets | £38.3k | £25.5k |
| Cash | £1.9k | £11.3k |
| Debtors | £33.8k | £10.3k |
| Net assets | £-37.2k | £-40.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-14➖SALKELD, Iain James resigneddirector
- 2023-09-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-23➕FINNEGAN, Josephine Carol appointeddirector
- 2022-09-22➖THOMPSON, David D'Arcy resigneddirector
- 2022-09-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-26➕CORBETT, Martin appointeddirector
- 2021-11-26➕SALKELD, Iain James appointeddirector
- 2021-11-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs HARROGATE RUGBY (TRADING) LIMITED
- 2021-11-04➕THOMPSON, David D'Arcy appointeddirector
- 2021-11-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Harrogate Rufc Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Harrogate Rufc Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/11/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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