BARTON (RICHMONDSHIRE) PLAYING-FIELD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04041356 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2000-07-26
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
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). 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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-29
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  2. 2024-05-03
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  3. 2023-05-04
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  4. 2022-05-25
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  5. 2021-04-23
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  6. 2020-03-27
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  7. 2019-05-30
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  8. 2018-04-20
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  9. 2018-04-19
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  10. 2018-04-19
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  11. 2017-07-29
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2017-07-28
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    ROBINSON, Anita Marilyn appointed
    director
  13. 2017-07-28
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    WOOFF, Jeffrey resigned
    director
  14. 2017-07-28
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  15. 2017-04-10
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  16. 2016-07-04
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  17. 2016-02-25
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  18. 2015-07-31
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    PACKER, Pauline Ann resigned
    director
  19. 2013-04-14
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    SOUTHALL, Mandy appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-04-14
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    PACKER, Pauline Ann resigned
    secretary
  21. 2010-04-23
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    GLASBY, Alan Langland, Rev resigned
    director
  22. 2010-04-23
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    WOOFF, Jeffrey appointed
    director
  23. 2001-06-11
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    GLASBY, Alan Langland, Rev appointed
    director
  24. 2000-07-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BARTON (RICHMONDSHIRE) PLAYING-FIELD LIMITED
  25. 2000-07-26
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    BURN, Geoffrey Howard appointed
    director
  26. 2000-07-26
    ➕
    FRANKLAND, Trevor Alan appointed
    director
  27. 2000-07-26
    ➕
    PACKER, Pauline Ann appointed
    secretary
  28. 2000-07-26
    ➕
    PACKER, Pauline Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Trevor Alan Frankland
Individual · British · DOB 10/1952 · age 74
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Geoffrey Howard Burn
Individual · British · DOB 05/1944 · age 82
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-07-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

49 Silver Street
Barton
Richmond
North Yorkshire
DL10 6LX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

SOUTHALL, Mandy→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-14
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Active
BURN, Geoffrey Howard→
director · ~82y · appointed 2000-07-26
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Active
FRANKLAND, Trevor Alan→
director · ~74y · appointed 2000-07-26
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Active
ROBINSON, Anita Marilyn→
director · ~76y · appointed 2017-07-28
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Active
PACKER, Pauline Ann→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-26 · resigned 2013-04-14
Resigned
GLASBY, Alan Langland, Rev→
director · ~80y · appointed 2001-06-11 · resigned 2010-04-23
Resigned
PACKER, Pauline Ann→
director · ~70y · appointed 2000-07-26 · resigned 2015-07-31
Resigned
WOOFF, Jeffrey→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-04-23 · resigned 2017-07-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
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2025-04-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
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accounts · AA
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03
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accounts · AA
2020-03-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-05
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2019-05-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-02