BOTTOMS BARNS SILVERDALE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04558162 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-09

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 Oct 2024

Net worth

£317

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, 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 (76/100)

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

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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 · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £317

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£317

↑ 130% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£317	£138
Net assets	£317	£138

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2025-06-24
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accounts · AA
2024-06-21
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accounts · AA
2023-06-24
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accounts · AA
2022-06-27
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accounts · AA
2021-06-22
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accounts · AA
2020-06-22
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accounts · AA
2019-06-28
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accounts · AA
2018-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-11-22
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officers · TM01
2017-11-22
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officers · AP01
2017-11-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-11-22
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officers · AP03
2017-11-22
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2017-11-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-11-17
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PORTER, Anne appointed
secretary
2017-11-17
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WILLIAMS, Andrew Philip appointed
director
2017-11-17
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BAIN, Pamela resigned
secretary
2017-11-17
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PLACE, Ian resigned
director
2017-10-20
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2017-10-20
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2016-11-15
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BAIN, Pamela appointed
secretary
2016-11-15
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COLDHAM, Randolph resigned
secretary
2004-11-22
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COLDHAM, Randolph appointed
secretary
2004-11-22
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WINTER, Claire resigned
secretary
2004-11-22
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PLACE, Ian appointed
director
2004-11-22
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WINTER, Stephen Edward resigned
director
2002-10-09
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Company incorporated
As BOTTOMS BARNS SILVERDALE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
2002-10-09
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WINTER, Claire appointed
secretary
2002-10-09
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L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-10-09
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L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-10-09
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WINTER, Stephen Edward appointed
director
2002-10-09
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L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-10-09
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L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

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.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Andrew Philip Williams Individual · British · DOB 05/1955 · age 71	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	17/11/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Ian Placeceased 17/11/2017· significant influence

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

Incorporated2002-10-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Bank Barn Bottoms Barn

Bottoms Lane Silverdale

Carnforth

Lancashire

LA5 0TN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-24

Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

PORTER, Anne→

secretary · appointed 2017-11-17

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Active

WILLIAMS, Andrew Philip→

director · ~71y · appointed 2017-11-17

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Active

BAIN, Pamela→

secretary · appointed 2016-11-15 · resigned 2017-11-17

Resigned

COLDHAM, Randolph→

secretary · appointed 2004-11-22 · resigned 2016-11-15

Resigned

WINTER, Claire→

secretary · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2004-11-22

Resigned

L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2002-10-09

Resigned

PLACE, Ian→

director · ~65y · appointed 2004-11-22 · resigned 2017-11-17

Resigned

WINTER, Stephen Edward→

director · ~65y · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2004-11-22

Resigned

L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2002-10-09

Resigned

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