BAREFEET PROMOTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04453223 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-31
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-75.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
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 (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (77/100)

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 (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £75,850

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£76k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£30
↑ 150% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£77k-£61k-£46k-£31k-£15k£30May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-75.6k£-76.4k
Current assets£30£12
Net assets£-75.8k£-76.7k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-31
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-01-03
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    WEBB, Dawn Bernice appointed
    secretary
  17. 2008-01-03
    ➖
    WHITAKER, Ian Ronald resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-01-03
    ➖
    WHITAKER, Ian Ronald resigned
    director
  19. 2002-06-06
    ➕
    WEBB, Nicholas appointed
    director
  20. 2002-06-06
    ➕
    WHITAKER, Ian Ronald appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-06-06
    ➕
    WHITAKER, Ian Ronald appointed
    director
  22. 2002-06-05
    ➖
    HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-06-05
    ➖
    HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-05-31
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    Company incorporated
    As BAREFEET PROMOTIONS LIMITED
  25. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nick Webb
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-05-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

78 Henver Road
Newquay
TR7 3BL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-14
Last: 2026-05-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WEBB, Dawn Bernice→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEBB, Nicholas→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITAKER, Ian Ronald→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2008-01-03
Resigned
HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2002-06-05
Resigned
WHITAKER, Ian Ronald→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-06-06 · resigned 2008-01-03
Resigned
HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2002-06-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15