BARRATTS COACHES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01653290 · ltd · incorporated 1982-07-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£7.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -66% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 39.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 39.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,923
Cash draining
Cash down 66% YoY
Cash YoY
-66%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↓ 66% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 2802% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-29 | 2024-04-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £11.4k | £4.4k |
| Current assets | £6.9k | £10.6k |
| Cash | £1.8k | £5.1k |
| Debtors | £5.2k | £5.5k |
| Net assets | £7.9k | £273 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-11-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-28➕BARRATT, Nicola appointedsecretary
- 2022-09-28➖BARRATT, Gillian resignedsecretary
- 2022-09-28➖BATE, Doree resigneddirector
- 2021-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 1986-08-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1982-07-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BARRATTS COACHES LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARRATT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Gillian Barratt Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390
Registered office
4 Glasshouse Studios Fryern Court Road
Burgate
Fordingbridge
SP6 1QX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
BARRATT, Gillian→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2022-09-28
BATE, Doree→
Resigneddirector · ~102y · resigned 2022-09-28
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 04/08/1986 | — |
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Recent filings (100 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-11-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-11-28