BRIXHAM RAILWAY HERITAGE TRAIL CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
14580028 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-01-09
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
8 filings
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-01-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-01-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BRIXHAM RAILWAY HERITAGE TRAIL CIC
- 2023-01-09➕COLES, William George appointeddirector
- 2023-01-09➕GARDNER, Glen Ralph appointeddirector
- 2023-01-09➕JONES, Carlton Christopher appointeddirector
- 2023-01-09📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — 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 84 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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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
13 New Road
Brixham
Devon
TQ5 8LZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
COLES, William George→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 2023-01-09
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GARDNER, Glen Ralph→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-01-09
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JONES, Carlton Christopher→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-01-09
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Recent filings (8 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-01-10
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-01-09