BARROW TRANSPORT MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03322838 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1997-02-24
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Museum activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-11
    ➖
    CATON, David resigned
    director
  6. 2023-12-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-12-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-24
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2021-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-04-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2015-11-29
    ➖
    GEORGE, Kevin Andrew resigned
    director
  19. 2013-02-10
    ➕
    KILLIP, Stuart Paul appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-02-10
    ➕
    KILLIP, Stuart Paul appointed
    director
  21. 2013-02-10
    ➖
    CATON, David resigned
    secretary
  22. 2012-03-11
    ➖
    COUSINS, Philip Ross resigned
    director
  23. 2009-10-11
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Ian Albert resigned
    director
  24. 2008-04-27
    ➕
    CATON, David appointed
    secretary
  25. 2008-04-27
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Ian Albert resigned
    secretary
  26. 2005-04-01
    ➕
    MORRALL, Shelagh appointed
    director
  27. 2005-04-01
    ➖
    BURNS, Janice resigned
    director
  28. 2005-04-01
    ➕
    CATON, David appointed
    director
  29. 2002-03-16
    ➖
    RADFORD, George resigned
    director
  30. 1997-03-08
    ➕
    BURNS, Janice appointed
    director
  31. 1997-03-08
    ➕
    COUSINS, Philip Ross appointed
    director
  32. 1997-03-08
    ➕
    GEORGE, Kevin Andrew appointed
    director
  33. 1997-02-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARROW TRANSPORT MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED
  34. 1997-02-24
    ➕
    CRAIG, Philip Richard appointed
    director
  35. 1997-02-24
    ➕
    HAMBLER, John appointed
    director
  36. 1997-02-24
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Ian Albert appointed
    secretary
  37. 1997-02-24
    ➕
    RADFORD, George appointed
    director
  38. 1997-02-24
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Ian Albert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Hambler
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest27/11/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1997-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

66 Holker Street
Barrow-In-Furness
LA14 5RW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (5 active · 8 resigned)

KILLIP, Stuart Paul→
secretary · appointed 2013-02-10
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Active
CRAIG, Philip Richard→
director · ~54y · appointed 1997-02-24
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Active
HAMBLER, John→
director · ~61y · appointed 1997-02-24
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Active
KILLIP, Stuart Paul→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRALL, Shelagh→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CATON, David→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-27 · resigned 2013-02-10
Resigned
ROBINSON, Ian Albert→
secretary · appointed 1997-02-24 · resigned 2008-04-27
Resigned
BURNS, Janice→
director · ~52y · appointed 1997-03-08 · resigned 2005-04-01
Resigned
CATON, David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-04-01 · resigned 2023-12-11
Resigned
COUSINS, Philip Ross→
director · ~73y · appointed 1997-03-08 · resigned 2012-03-11
Resigned
GEORGE, Kevin Andrew→
director · ~53y · appointed 1997-03-08 · resigned 2015-11-29
Resigned
RADFORD, George→
director · ~93y · appointed 1997-02-24 · resigned 2002-03-16
Resigned
ROBINSON, Ian Albert→
director · ~74y · appointed 1997-02-24 · resigned 2009-10-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-04-24