BARKERS OF RICHMOND LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04858702 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-07
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-262.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 61). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 18.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £261,952

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£262k
↓ 5.1% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£262k-£205k-£149k-£92k-£35k£22kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-256.2k£-245.5k
Current assets£13.5k£21.5k
Net assets£-262.0k£-249.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-03-27
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  3. 2024-03-19
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  4. 2023-06-27
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  5. 2022-08-10
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  6. 2022-08-10
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  7. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2021-08-20
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    address · AD01
  9. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2020-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-09
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    MOORE, Alan resigned
    secretary
  12. 2019-09-09
    ➖
    MOORE, Alan resigned
    director
  13. 2019-09-09
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    MOORE, Deirdre resigned
    director
  14. 2019-09-09
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-09-09
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  16. 2019-09-09
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  17. 2019-02-20
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  18. 2018-11-14
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  19. 2018-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2018-09-19
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    mortgage · MR04
  21. 2018-09-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  22. 2018-09-19
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    Charge satisfied #3
  23. 2018-09-19
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2018-09-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2016-12-01
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  26. 2012-06-06
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    MOORE, James Edward Alan resigned
    director
  27. 2007-09-03
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    MOORE, James Edward Alan appointed
    director
  28. 2007-08-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  29. 2007-08-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  30. 2007-07-01
    ➕
    MOORE, Alan appointed
    director
  31. 2003-08-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BARKERS OF RICHMOND LIMITED
  32. 2003-08-07
    ➕
    MOORE, Karl David appointed
    director
  33. 2003-08-07
    ➕
    MOORE, Alan appointed
    secretary
  34. 2003-08-07
    ➕
    DAVID NEWTON + CO. NOMINEES (TWO) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2003-08-07
    ➖
    DAVID NEWTON + CO. NOMINEES (TWO) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  36. 2003-08-07
    ➕
    MOORE, Deirdre appointed
    director
  37. 2003-08-07
    ➕
    DAVID NEWTON + CO. NOMINEES (ONE) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  38. 2003-08-07
    ➖
    DAVID NEWTON + CO. NOMINEES (ONE) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — 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 61. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Karl David Moore
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016

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

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7 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
Incorporated2003-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

Barkers Of Richmond
19 Trinity Church Square
Richmond
North Yorkshire
DL10 4QN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MOORE, Karl David→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOORE, Alan→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-07 · resigned 2019-09-09
Resigned
DAVID NEWTON + CO. NOMINEES (TWO) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-08-07 · resigned 2003-08-07
Resigned
MOORE, Alan→
director · ~89y · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2019-09-09
Resigned
MOORE, Deirdre→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-08-07 · resigned 2019-09-09
Resigned
MOORE, James Edward Alan→
director · ~44y · appointed 2007-09-03 · resigned 2012-06-06
Resigned
DAVID NEWTON + CO. NOMINEES (ONE) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-08-07 · resigned 2003-08-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property01/12/201619/09/2018
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property06/08/200719/09/2018
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property03/08/200719/09/2018

Recent filings (105 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01