BARNARD CASTLE YOUTH FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05400512 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-03-21

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£21.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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

12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

74 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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 £21,252

Net assets shrinking

Down £13,462 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£21k

↓ 39% YoY

Current Assets

£21k

↓ 39% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£21.3k	£34.7k
Current assets	£21.3k	£34.9k
Net assets	£21.3k	£34.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 change-of-name

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 change-of-name
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 change-of-name
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2026-05-13
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-03-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-23
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DOCHERTY, Faye Joanne resigned
director
2025-11-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-27
➖
WILLIAMS, Ruth resigned
director
2024-07-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-14
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WILLIAMS, Ruth appointed
director
2023-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-09-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-20
➕
VASEY, Christopher appointed
secretary
2021-08-20
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SPENCE, Catherine resigned
secretary
2020-08-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-18
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-08-18
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-03-15
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HARRISON, Darren appointed
director
2020-03-15
➖
BALL, Catharine resigned
director
2020-03-15
➕
DOCHERTY, Faye Joanne appointed
director
2020-03-15
➖
SAUNDERS, Jonathan William Read resigned
director
2019-05-10
➕
SPENCE, Catherine appointed
secretary
2019-01-31
➖
ESTALL, Patrick John resigned
secretary
2019-01-31
➕
BALL, Catharine appointed
director
2019-01-31
➖
ESTALL, Patrick John resigned
director
2019-01-31
➕
SAUNDERS, Jonathan William Read appointed
director
2013-05-01
➖
HALL, Andrew resigned
director
2010-09-13
➕
HALL, Andrew appointed
director
2008-06-09
➖
DIXON, Steven resigned
secretary
2008-06-09
➕
ESTALL, Patrick John appointed
secretary
2006-06-30
➖
STEVENSON, Eric resigned
director
2005-03-21
🏢
Company incorporated
As BARNARD CASTLE YOUTH FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
2005-03-21
➕
DIXON, Steven appointed
secretary
2005-03-21
➕
ESTALL, Patrick John appointed
director
2005-03-21
➕
STEVENSON, Eric appointed
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 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-05-13: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Christopher Vasey Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	15/09/2025
Mr Darren Harrison Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	15/03/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Jonathan Saundersceased 15/03/2020· board control · trust interest · firm interest
Mr Patrick John Estallceased 31/01/2019· 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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2005-03-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

5 Kirk View

Barnard Castle

DL12 8HE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-04

Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

VASEY, Christopher→

secretary · appointed 2021-08-20

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Active

HARRISON, Darren→

director · ~48y · appointed 2020-03-15

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Active

DIXON, Steven→

secretary · appointed 2005-03-21 · resigned 2008-06-09

Resigned

ESTALL, Patrick John→

secretary · appointed 2008-06-09 · resigned 2019-01-31

Resigned

SPENCE, Catherine→

secretary · appointed 2019-05-10 · resigned 2021-08-20

Resigned

BALL, Catharine→

director · ~46y · appointed 2019-01-31 · resigned 2020-03-15

Resigned

DOCHERTY, Faye Joanne→

director · ~48y · appointed 2020-03-15 · resigned 2026-02-23

Resigned

ESTALL, Patrick John→

director · ~83y · appointed 2005-03-21 · resigned 2019-01-31

Resigned

HALL, Andrew→

director · ~61y · appointed 2010-09-13 · resigned 2013-05-01

Resigned

SAUNDERS, Jonathan William Read→

director · ~62y · appointed 2019-01-31 · resigned 2020-03-15

Resigned

STEVENSON, Eric→

director · ~75y · appointed 2005-03-21 · resigned 2006-06-30

Resigned

WILLIAMS, Ruth→

director · ~48y · appointed 2024-07-14 · resigned 2024-08-27

Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2026-05-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-11-18

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-10-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-10-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-09-02

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-07-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-09-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-07-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-12-08