BILLIARD SUPPLY COMPANY LTD

💤Zombieactive
05026344 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-25
    ➕
    HERBERT, Simon Lee appointed
    director
  3. 2025-06-25
    ➖
    HERBERT, Barbara Rose resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-06-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-06-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-06-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-09-28
    ➖
    HERBERT, Barbara Rose resigned
    secretary
  12. 2023-09-28
    ➕
    HERBERT, Barbara Rose appointed
    director
  13. 2023-09-28
    ➖
    HERBERT, Simon Lee resigned
    director
  14. 2023-09-28
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2023-09-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2023-09-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-09-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2023-09-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-04-11
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  21. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2004-01-29
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-01-29
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2004-01-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BILLIARD SUPPLY COMPANY LTD
  27. 2004-01-26
    ➕
    HERBERT, Barbara Rose appointed
    secretary
  28. 2004-01-26
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-01-26
    ➕
    HERBERT, Simon Lee appointed
    director
  30. 2004-01-26
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-09

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Lee Herbert
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/06/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Barbara Rose Herbertceased 25/06/2025· 75-100% shares · board control
  • Mr Simon Lee Herbertceased 28/09/2023· 75-100% shares

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Unit 6c Whitacre Street
Huddersfield
HD2 1LY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

HERBERT, Simon Lee→
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HERBERT, Barbara Rose→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-26 · resigned 2023-09-28
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-26 · resigned 2004-01-29
Resigned
HERBERT, Barbara Rose→
director · ~80y · appointed 2023-09-28 · resigned 2025-06-25
Resigned
HERBERT, Simon Lee→
director · ~51y · appointed 2004-01-26 · resigned 2023-09-28
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-26 · resigned 2004-01-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-28