BARRY ROBINSON LEISURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01442575 · ltd · incorporated 1979-08-08

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

13 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 42.7y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 42.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

13 charges (13/13 with lender, 13/13 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

151 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	53	6000

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

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3 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2025-12-19
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accounts · AA
2025-09-23
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BARTON, Catherine Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-09-23
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SHEPHERD, Alison Margaret appointed
director
2025-09-23
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officers · AP01
2025-09-23
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officers · AP01
2024-12-20
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accounts · AA
2024-08-06
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gazette · DISS40
2024-08-06
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dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-07-16
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gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-06
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mortgage · MR04
2024-02-06
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mortgage · MR04
2024-02-06
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mortgage · MR04
2024-02-06
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mortgage · MR04
2024-02-06
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mortgage · MR04
2024-02-06
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mortgage · MR04
2024-02-06
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mortgage · MR04
2024-02-06
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mortgage · MR04
2024-02-06
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Charge satisfied #13
2024-02-06
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Charge satisfied #12
2024-02-06
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Charge satisfied #11
2024-02-06
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Charge satisfied #10
2024-02-06
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Charge satisfied #6
2024-02-06
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Charge satisfied #4
2024-02-06
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Charge satisfied #3
2024-02-06
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
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officers · CH01
2023-10-10
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officers · CH03
2023-08-29
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capital · SH06
2023-08-29
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capital · SH03
2023-07-31
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annual-return · RP04AR01
2023-05-12
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capital · SH03
2016-09-12
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Charge registered #13
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2013-12-09
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Charge satisfied #5
2013-11-26
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Charge registered #12
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2013-10-31
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Charge satisfied #9
2013-10-24
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Charge registered #11
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2008-03-17
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BENN, Fiona Claire appointed
secretary
2008-03-17
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LEACH, Angela Mary resigned
secretary
2007-06-04
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BENN, Fiona Claire appointed
director
2006-06-25
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BURROW, Jennifer resigned
secretary
2006-06-25
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LEACH, Angela Mary appointed
secretary
2006-06-25
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BURROW, Jennifer resigned
director
2004-11-04
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2003-07-25
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Charge satisfied #8
2000-04-11
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Charge satisfied #7
1999-12-13
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
1995-07-28
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1994-02-15
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Bass Brewers Limited
1993-11-03
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Midland Bank PLC

Showing most recent 50 of 56 events

Owner dependency

80/100

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROBINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Barry Robinson Individual · British · DOB 02/1943 · age 83	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1979-08-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

The Longlands Hotel

Tewitfield

Carnforth

Lancashire

LA6 1JH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-11

Last: 2026-04-27