BOURTON VALE EQUESTRIAN CENTRE LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15453893 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-30
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-28➖HAYWARD, Athena resigneddirector
- 2025-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-01➕HAYWARD, Athena appointeddirector
- 2024-08-28➕LAUNCHBURY, Jake Michael appointeddirector
- 2024-08-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BOURTON VALE EQUESTRIAN CENTRE LTD
- 2024-01-30➕LAUNCHBURY, Justin Richard appointeddirector
- 2024-01-30➕LAUNCHBURY, Leanne Susan appointeddirector
- 2024-01-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Leanne Susan Launchbury Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/01/2024 |
Mr Justin Richard Launchbury Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/01/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education
Registered office
Keepers Cottage
Wonastow
Monmouth
NP25 4DN
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
LAUNCHBURY, Jake Michael→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2024-08-28
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LAUNCHBURY, Justin Richard→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-01-30
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LAUNCHBURY, Leanne Susan→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-01-30
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HAYWARD, Athena→
Resigneddirector · ~25y · appointed 2025-04-01 · resigned 2025-11-28
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Recent filings (12 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-02-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-30