BICESTER & DISTRICT GYMNASTICS CLUB C.I.C.
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16995670 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2026-01-28
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: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96040Physical well-being activities
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 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
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2026-05-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-05-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-05-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BICESTER & DISTRICT GYMNASTICS CLUB C.I.C.
- 2026-01-28➕CIECHAN, Peter James appointeddirector
- 2026-01-28➕KNIGHT, Paul Andrew appointeddirector
- 2026-01-28📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
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 0.5 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.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2026-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education
Registered office
Bicester Leisure Centre
Queens Ave
Bicester
OX26 2NR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-28
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CIECHAN, Peter James→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2026-01-28
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KNIGHT, Paul Andrew→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2026-01-28
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Recent filings (6 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-05-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-18
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-09
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2026-01-28