CLYST HYDON CRICKET & SPORTS CLUB

🌿Early-stageactive
14042343 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2022-04-12
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£104.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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 (7 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £104,206

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£104k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↑ 6.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£21k£42k£63k£83k£104kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£104.2k£103.0k
Current assets£19.2k£18.0k
Net assets£104.2k£103.0k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  4. 2024-04-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-04-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-04-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-12-11
    SANDERS, Jeff appointed
    director
  10. 2023-06-29
    TRUDE, Kirsty Elizabeth appointed
    director
  11. 2023-06-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-10-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-10-15
    BILLINGTON, James Michael appointed
    director
  14. 2022-04-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLYST HYDON CRICKET & SPORTS CLUB
  15. 2022-04-12
    THOMPSON, Barry Vaughan appointed
    secretary
  16. 2022-04-12
    CORNEY, Russell Philip appointed
    director
  17. 2022-04-12
    GARNHAM, Paul Robert appointed
    director
  18. 2022-04-12
    THOMPSON, Barry Vaughan appointed
    director
  19. 2022-04-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
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.

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-limited-exemption
Incorporated2022-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Merryfield Yarde Lane
Clyst Hydon
Cullompton
EX15 2ND
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11

Officers (7 active · 0 resigned)

THOMPSON, Barry Vaughan
secretary · appointed 2022-04-12
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Active
BILLINGTON, James Michael
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-10-15
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Active
CORNEY, Russell Philip
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-04-12
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Active
GARNHAM, Paul Robert
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-04-12
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Active
SANDERS, Jeff
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-12-11
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Active
THOMPSON, Barry Vaughan
director · ~74y · appointed 2022-04-12
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Active
TRUDE, Kirsty Elizabeth
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-06-29
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Active

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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-04-12