BIGLAND HALL CARAVAN PARK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01257902 · ltd · incorporated 1976-05-11
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 49.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). 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 49.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 49.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-30
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  6. 2022-06-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2022-06-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-06-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-30
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  11. 2021-10-30
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2021-10-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2021-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-12-01
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    BARRON, Christopher Philip appointed
    director
  16. 2019-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-07-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 1998-03-05
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    BARRON, Lynda Margaret appointed
    secretary
  20. 1998-03-05
    ➕
    BARRON, Lynda Margaret appointed
    director
  21. 1998-03-05
    ➕
    BARRON, Philip David appointed
    director
  22. 1998-03-05
    ➖
    LUCAS, Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  23. 1998-03-05
    ➖
    HARRISON, David resigned
    director
  24. 1998-03-05
    ➖
    LEEMING, Keith William resigned
    director
  25. 1993-03-04
    ➖
    LEEMING, Thomas Barron resigned
    director
  26. 1976-11-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Woodforth Investments LTD
  27. 1976-05-11
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    Company incorporated
    As BIGLAND HALL CARAVAN PARK LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Bigland Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bigland Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BIGLAND HALL CARAVAN PARK LIMITED
This company · 01257902

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bigland Properties Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Lynda Margaret Barronceased 20/06/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest
  • Mr Philip David Barronceased 20/06/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1976-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Laverock Bungalow
Mealbank
Kendal
Cumbria
LA8 9DJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

BARRON, Lynda Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRON, Christopher Philip→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-12-01
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Active
BARRON, Lynda Margaret→
director · ~71y · appointed 1998-03-05
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Active
BARRON, Philip David→
director · ~73y · appointed 1998-03-05
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Active
LUCAS, Kenneth→
secretary · resigned 1998-03-05
Resigned
HARRISON, David→
director · ~80y · resigned 1998-03-05
Resigned
LEEMING, Keith William→
director · ~95y · resigned 1998-03-05
Resigned
LEEMING, Thomas Barron→
director · ~99y · resigned 1993-03-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Woodforth Investments
Woodforth Investments LTD
Debenture1 property08/11/197610/07/2012

Recent filings (106 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-06-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-10-30