BYRON LEISURE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04374831 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-15

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 2026

Net worth

£-69.8k

book net assets

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

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £69,784

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£70k

↑ 3.4% YoY

Current Assets

£4k

↓ 53% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2026-04-30	2025-04-30
Total assets	£-69.3k	£-71.8k
Current assets	£3.7k	£7.9k
Net assets	£-69.8k	£-72.2k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-05-07
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2022-07-07
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2021-05-09
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2020-05-05
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2019-05-22
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2018-06-01
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2017-07-24
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2016-05-20
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2016-02-18
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2016-01-07
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2009-10-10
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FRANCIS, Sharon resigned
secretary
2004-02-25
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FRANCIS, Ronald Kenneth appointed
director
2004-02-25
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FRANCIS, Sharon appointed
secretary
2004-02-25
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EM SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2003-09-29
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STANIFORTH, Charlotte resigned
director
2002-06-19
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CRESCENT HILL LIMITED resigned
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2002-06-19
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EM SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2002-06-19
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STANIFORTH, Charlotte appointed
director
2002-06-19
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ST ANDREWS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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2002-02-15
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Company incorporated
As BYRON LEISURE LIMITED
2002-02-15
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CRESCENT HILL LIMITED appointed
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2002-02-15
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ST ANDREWS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
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Owner dependency

100/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ronald Kenneth Francis Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	01/02/2017

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

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-02-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

36 Grizedale Road

Blackpool

Lancashire

FY4 4TL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2028-01-31

Last made up to: 2026-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-15

Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

FRANCIS, Ronald Kenneth→

director · ~71y · appointed 2004-02-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FRANCIS, Sharon→

secretary · appointed 2004-02-25 · resigned 2009-10-10

Resigned

CRESCENT HILL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-15 · resigned 2002-06-19

Resigned

EM SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-06-19 · resigned 2004-02-25

Resigned

STANIFORTH, Charlotte→

director · ~46y · appointed 2002-06-19 · resigned 2003-09-29

Resigned

ST ANDREWS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-02-15 · resigned 2002-06-19

Resigned

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