UNION JACK CLUB (THE)

🌳Matureactive
00080683 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1904-04-18
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.7y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
75 officers (12 active, 75 linked, 69 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
214 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (135 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2024-12-24
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  4. 2024-12-19
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  5. 2024-12-10
    SMITH, Richard appointed
    director
  6. 2024-12-10
    WYLIE, Ben appointed
    director
  7. 2024-10-09
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  8. 2024-09-30
    COOPER, David Arthur resigned
    director
  9. 2024-06-24
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  10. 2024-06-24
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  11. 2024-06-18
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  12. 2024-06-10
    COTON, Catherine appointed
    director
  13. 2024-06-10
    BARNES, Michael Anthony, Air Commodore resigned
    director
  14. 2023-12-27
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  15. 2023-12-22
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  16. 2023-12-11
    DAINTON, Steven appointed
    director
  17. 2023-12-11
    BROWN, John Jeremy resigned
    director
  18. 2023-10-24
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  19. 2023-10-10
    TITE, Christopher Charles appointed
    director
  20. 2023-07-06
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  21. 2023-06-14
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  22. 2023-06-14
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  23. 2023-06-06
    ASHFORD, Nicholas Geoffrey Neale resigned
    director
  24. 2023-06-06
    MARTIN, Timothy Frederick Wilkins, Captain resigned
    director
  25. 2022-08-02
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  26. 2022-07-03
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  27. 2022-07-03
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  28. 2022-06-30
    ATKINS, Simon Charles Timothy resigned
    director
  29. 2022-06-28
    SWAN, Susanne Veryan resigned
    director
  30. 2022-04-01
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  31. 2022-03-31
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  32. 2022-03-31
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  33. 2022-03-31
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  34. 2022-01-05
    COWPE, William Arthur resigned
    director
  35. 2021-10-22
    HAUGHTON, Glenn John, Wo1 (Seac) resigned
    director
  36. 2020-12-16
    STOPFORD, James appointed
    director
  37. 2020-12-16
    ADAMS, Colin Ronald resigned
    director
  38. 2020-08-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  39. 2019-06-25
    MALBON KBE, Fabian, Sir resigned
    director
  40. 2019-03-12
    HAUGHTON, Glenn John, Wo1 (Seac) appointed
    director
  41. 2018-03-16
    MACKAY-DICK, Iain Charles, Maj Gen (Retd) Sir resigned
    director
  42. 2018-03-16
    TILLEY, Harvey George resigned
    director
  43. 2018-03-16
    TURPIN, Richard John resigned
    director
  44. 2017-08-04
    WASHINGTON, Renata Anna resigned
    secretary
  45. 2017-08-01
    NIELD, Zoe appointed
    secretary
  46. 2017-03-14
    STEEL, David George, Vice Admiral Sir appointed
    director
  47. 2015-12-10
    LINTER, James Edward appointed
    director
  48. 2015-06-11
    DYMOCK, Elizabeth Mary, Lady resigned
    director
  49. 2013-12-31
    LENAGHAN, John, Captain resigned
    secretary
  50. 2013-12-31
    WASHINGTON, Renata Anna appointed
    secretary
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Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1904-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Sandell St.
Waterloo.
London
SE1 8UJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-10
Last: 2025-04-26

Officers (12 active · 63 resigned)

NIELD, Zoe
secretary · appointed 2017-08-01
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Active
ALBERT, David Edward Peter
director · ~82y · appointed 2005-03-09
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Active
COTON, Catherine
director · ~53y · appointed 2024-06-10
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Active
DAINTON, Steven
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-12-11
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Active
DAVIDSON, Peter Edwin
director · ~83y · appointed 2009-12-02
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Active
GARSIDE, Rachel Dorothy
director · ~74y · appointed 1997-05-14
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Active
LINTER, James Edward
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-12-10
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Active
SMITH, Richard
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-12-10
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Active
STEEL, David George, Vice Admiral Sir
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-03-14
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Active
STOPFORD, James
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-12-16
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Active
TITE, Christopher Charles
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-10-10
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Active
WYLIE, Ben
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-12-10
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Active
COWAP, Raymond, Lieutenant Colonel
secretary · appointed 1993-01-01 · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned
DAVIES, Anthony James
secretary · appointed 2002-06-01 · resigned 2009-03-03
Resigned
FORREST, Thomas Raymond, Lieutenant Colonel
secretary · resigned 1992-12-31
Resigned
LENAGHAN, John, Captain
secretary · appointed 2009-03-03 · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned
WASHINGTON, Renata Anna
secretary · appointed 2013-12-31 · resigned 2017-08-04
Resigned
ADAMS, Colin Ronald
director · ~86y · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2020-12-16
Resigned
AIRY, Christopher John, Major-General Sir
director · ~92y · resigned 2011-05-10
Resigned
ALLEN, William Edward John, Colonel
director · ~87y · resigned 1994-10-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge19/08/2020
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Recent filings (214 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-14