BARROW AND DISTRICT DIAL-A-RIDE

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03288592 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-12-06

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49390

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (5 active, 18 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

79 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand

2017-06-24
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restoration · AC92
2016-12-06
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2016-12-06
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Company dissolved
2016-09-20
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2016-09-12
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dissolution · DS01
2016-09-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2016-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-13
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2016-04-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2015-04-30
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2015-03-24
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2014-08-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-03-28
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2013-11-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2013-04-09
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2012-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2012-03-27
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2012-03-27
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officers · AP03
2012-03-25
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SHARPE, Kay appointed
secretary
2012-03-23
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officers · TM02
2012-03-23
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2011-05-24
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ROBERTS, Valerie resigned
secretary
2011-05-24
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ROBERTS, Valerie resigned
director
2011-04-06
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2010-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2010-08-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-05-19
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2010-05-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-04-16
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SHARPE, Kay appointed
director
2007-09-30
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SIDES, Susan appointed
director
2007-09-01
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WARDLE, Ian resigned
director
2007-09-01
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WILSON, Patricia resigned
director
2006-05-01
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WILSON, Patricia appointed
director
2004-09-01
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FORD, Michael John resigned
secretary
2004-09-01
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ROBERTS, Valerie appointed
secretary
2004-03-17
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FORD, Michael John appointed
secretary
2004-03-17
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WARDLE, Ian resigned
secretary
2003-06-24
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ROBERTSON, Marilyn Ann resigned
director
2003-06-23
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HIRD, Norman Leslie resigned
director
2001-11-20
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CROSSLEY, Paul Francis resigned
director
2001-02-15
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CURTIS, Marilyn Margaret resigned
director
2000-05-19
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ROBERTS, Valerie appointed
director
2000-04-13
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HIRD, Norman Leslie appointed
director
2000-03-22
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CROSSLEY, Paul Francis appointed
director
2000-02-09
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ROBERTS, James Farnen resigned
director
2000-02-08
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HIRD, Norman resigned
director
2000-02-08
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ROBERTSON, Marilyn Ann appointed
director
1998-04-01
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ROBERTS, James Farnen appointed
director
1997-04-01
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OATES, Martin James appointed
director

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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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 93 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

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 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2017-06-30

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2017-04-03

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1996-12-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

213 Abbey Road

Barrow-In-Furness

Cumbria

LA14 5JY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2017-06-30OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2015-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2017-04-03OVERDUE

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