B & E PARKIN LEISURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03604120 · ltd · incorporated 1998-07-24
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
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees10001100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-23
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  3. 2025-05-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-28
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-08-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 1998-07-24
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    Company incorporated
    As B & E PARKIN LEISURE LIMITED
  17. 1998-07-24
    ➕
    PARKIN, Elizabeth Sheila appointed
    secretary
  18. 1998-07-24
    ➕
    PARKIN, Barry William appointed
    director
  19. 1998-07-24
    ➕
    PARKIN, Edward Barry Joseph appointed
    director
  20. 1998-07-24
    ➕
    PARKIN, Elizabeth Sheila appointed
    director
  21. 1998-07-24
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1998-07-24
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1998-07-24
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1998-07-24
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PARKIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — 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 81 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 28 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward Barry Joseph Parkin
Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/03/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • B & T Parkin Limitedceased 06/03/2025· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated1998-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Chester Court
Chester Hall Lane
Basildon
Essex
SS14 3WR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

PARKIN, Elizabeth Sheila→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKIN, Barry William→
director · ~81y · appointed 1998-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKIN, Edward Barry Joseph→
director · ~48y · appointed 1998-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKIN, Elizabeth Sheila→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-07-24 · resigned 1998-07-24
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-07-24 · resigned 1998-07-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-14