BERWICK RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07034255 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-09-30
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees5500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-10-17
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  4. 2024-10-17
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-10-07
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    JACKSON, Ian Fraser appointed
    director
  6. 2024-10-07
    ➕
    MARTIN, Andrew David appointed
    director
  7. 2024-10-07
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    BLACK, William Robertson resigned
    director
  8. 2024-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2017-04-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2017-04-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2016-03-09
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    BLACK, William Robertson appointed
    director
  21. 2016-02-09
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    AYRE, Richard John appointed
    director
  22. 2014-12-12
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    GILCHRIST, Stephen Anthony appointed
    director
  23. 2014-12-12
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    SMITH, Hazel Marie resigned
    director
  24. 2009-09-30
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    Company incorporated
    As BERWICK RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
  25. 2009-09-30
    ➕
    FRAME, Colin Meiklem appointed
    director
  26. 2009-09-30
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    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2009-09-30
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    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2009-09-30
    ➕
    SMITH, Hazel Marie appointed
    director
  29. 2009-09-30
    ➕
    STEWARD, Vikki appointed
    director
  30. 2009-09-30
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    STEWARD, Vikki resigned
    director

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
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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
Incorporated2009-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

17 Walkergate
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

AYRE, Richard John→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-02-09
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Active
FRAME, Colin Meiklem→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-09-30
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Active
GILCHRIST, Stephen Anthony→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, Ian Fraser→
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTIN, Andrew David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-09-30 · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned
BLACK, William Robertson→
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-03-09 · resigned 2024-10-07
Resigned
SMITH, Hazel Marie→
director · ~47y · appointed 2009-09-30 · resigned 2014-12-12
Resigned
STEWARD, Vikki→
director · ~44y · appointed 2009-09-30 · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01