BACK NINE UK LTD
🌱Startupactive
16732892 · ltd · incorporated 2025-09-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-12➕HANSEN, Dustin Gary appointeddirector
- 2025-12-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-18➕POULTON, Ashley David appointeddirector
- 2025-11-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-31➖BANGERTER, Wil resigneddirector
- 2025-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BACK NINE UK LTD
- 2025-09-22➕BANGERTER, Wil appointeddirector
- 2025-09-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ashley David Poulton Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 19/11/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Wil Bangerterceased 31/10/2025· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
The Barns Stretton Road
Stretton
Warrington
WA4 4NP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-22
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HANSEN, Dustin Gary→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2026-05-12
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POULTON, Ashley David→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2025-11-18
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BANGERTER, Wil→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2025-09-22 · resigned 2025-10-31
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Recent filings (7 total)
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-09-22