B. & T. PARKIN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00849751 · ltd · incorporated 1965-05-21
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 54.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 54.0y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 54.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-12➕PARKIN, Edward Barry Joseph appointeddirector
- 2023-07-12➖PARKIN, Barry William resigneddirector
- 2022-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-26➖PARKIN, Raymond James resigneddirector
- 2016-08-19➕PARKIN, Shane appointeddirector
- 2008-05-04➖PARKIN, Teresa Lavinia resignedsecretary
- 2008-05-04➖PARKIN, Teresa Lavinia resigneddirector
- 1985-04-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1972-06-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1965-05-21🏢Company incorporatedAs B. & T. PARKIN LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PARKIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Edward Barry Joseph Parkin Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/03/2023 |
Mr Shane Parkin Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 25/12/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Barry William Parkinceased 31/03/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1965-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Parkins Palace
Eastern Esplanade
Canvey Island
Essex
SS8 7DN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
PARKIN, Edward Barry Joseph→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARKIN, Shane→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2016-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARKIN, Teresa Lavinia→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2008-05-04
PARKIN, Barry William→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2023-07-12
PARKIN, Raymond James→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2016-10-26
PARKIN, Teresa Lavinia→
Resigneddirector · ~103y · resigned 2008-05-04
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/04/1985 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/06/1972 | — |
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Recent filings (100 total)
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officers · AP01
2023-07-19
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