BUDE CHESS CENTRE LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14712516 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-03-07
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£5.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
10 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £5,083
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,785 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£5k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.1k | £6.9k |
| Current assets | £3.3k | £4.9k |
| Net assets | £5.1k | £6.9k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-06-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-07🏢Company incorporatedAs BUDE CHESS CENTRE LTD
- 2023-03-07➕CONSTABLE, Christine Frances appointeddirector
- 2023-03-07➕CONSTABLE, John appointeddirector
- 2023-03-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +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
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Constable Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 07/03/2023 |
Mrs Christine Frances Constable Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 07/03/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AXMINSTER GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED→ 11109198 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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| BLUE YONDER TOURS LTD→ 11169308 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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| BRIDPORT BARRACUDAS SWIMMING CLUB LIMITED→ 07073928 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
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| BRISTOL CHANNEL CHARTERS LTD→ 07222110 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| BSURFING LTD→ 11800636 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BUCKLAND ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED→ 12642862 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BUDE ARTS AND MUSIC CIC→ 10157724 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BUDE HAVEN RECREATION GROUND→ 00188704 · est 1923 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 103y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs
Registered office
Bude Chess Centre Ltd
Unit 8b
Bude
EX23 8TF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CONSTABLE, Christine Frances→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2023-03-07
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CONSTABLE, John→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2023-03-07
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Recent filings (10 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-07