BANWEN RUGBY FOOTBALL AND SOCIAL CLUB LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14532116 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2022-12-09
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£362.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 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
60
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £362,646

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
Net Worth
£363k
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£461.2k
Current assets£19.0k
Cash£9.1k
Debtors£5.5k
Net assets£362.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-03-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-12-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  7. 2023-08-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-06-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-06-28
    THOMAS, Leighton Philip John appointed
    director
  10. 2022-12-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-12-13
    JAMES, Lisa Michelle appointed
    director
  12. 2022-12-13
    JONES, Elwyn appointed
    director
  13. 2022-12-13
    MORRIS, Rhys John appointed
    director
  14. 2022-12-13
    THOMAS, Norman Craig appointed
    director
  15. 2022-12-13
    DETHERIDGE, Matt James resigned
    director
  16. 2022-12-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-12-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-12-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-12-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2022-12-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BANWEN RUGBY FOOTBALL AND SOCIAL CLUB LIMITED
  21. 2022-12-09
    DETHERIDGE, Matt James appointed
    director
  22. 2022-12-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 66. 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2022-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Banwen Rfc Main Road
Dyffryn Cellwen
Neath
SA10 9LG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

JAMES, Lisa Michelle
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-12-13
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Active
JONES, Elwyn
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-12-13
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Active
MORRIS, Rhys John
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-12-13
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Active
THOMAS, Leighton Philip John
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-06-28
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Active
THOMAS, Norman Craig
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-12-13
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Active
DETHERIDGE, Matt James
director · ~33y · appointed 2022-12-09 · resigned 2022-12-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-08-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-13