BARCART LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04867418 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-14
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 22.8y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-04-30

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
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 3 accounts
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 4 accounts
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-16
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-06-08
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-05-13
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2026-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2026-03-05
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2025-04-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-04
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2019-10-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  15. 2019-07-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2017-07-27
    ➕
    ROUSE, Emma Clare appointed
    director
  19. 2017-07-27
    ➖
    SPALL, Charlotte resigned
    director
  20. 2017-07-17
    ➖
    SPALL, Karen resigned
    secretary
  21. 2017-03-23
    ➕
    SPALL, Charlotte appointed
    director
  22. 2017-03-23
    ➖
    SPALL, Stephen resigned
    director
  23. 2008-02-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  24. 2003-10-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  25. 2003-09-24
    ➕
    SPALL, Karen appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-09-24
    ➖
    THOMAS, Howard resigned
    nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-09-24
    ➕
    SPALL, Stephen appointed
    director
  28. 2003-09-24
    ➖
    TESTER, William Andrew Joseph resigned
    nominee-director
  29. 2003-08-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARCART LIMITED
  30. 2003-08-14
    ➕
    THOMAS, Howard appointed
    nominee-secretary
  31. 2003-08-14
    ➕
    TESTER, William Andrew Joseph appointed
    nominee-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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Emma Clare Rouse
Individual · British · DOB 09/1977 · age 49
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting27/07/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stephen Spallceased 23/03/2017· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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
Incorporated2003-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

28 Cormorant Drive
Grimsby
N E Lincolnshire
DN37 9PD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

ROUSE, Emma Clare→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPALL, Karen→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-24 · resigned 2017-07-17
Resigned
THOMAS, Howard→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-14 · resigned 2003-09-24
Resigned
SPALL, Charlotte→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-03-23 · resigned 2017-07-27
Resigned
SPALL, Stephen→
director · ~70y · appointed 2003-09-24 · resigned 2017-03-23
Resigned
TESTER, William Andrew Joseph→
nominee-director · ~64y · appointed 2003-08-14 · resigned 2003-09-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property29/02/2008—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property13/10/200304/10/2019
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Recent filings (82 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-16
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04