BARRYMORE GYMNASIUM LIMITED

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06431447 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-11-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2023-01-11
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  5. 2021-12-22
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  6. 2020-12-16
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  7. 2020-11-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-11-16
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    BIRKENHEAD, Lee resigned
    director
  9. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-09
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  11. 2018-01-09
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  12. 2017-02-10
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  13. 2016-09-01
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  14. 2015-11-27
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  15. 2015-01-16
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  16. 2014-12-15
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  17. 2013-12-10
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  18. 2007-11-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BARRYMORE GYMNASIUM LIMITED
  19. 2007-11-20
    ➕
    CLARKE, Dawn appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-11-20
    ➕
    BEBBINGTON, Mark appointed
    director
  21. 2007-11-20
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    CLARKE, Dawn appointed
    director
  22. 2007-11-20
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    CONKEY, Benjamin appointed
    director
  23. 2007-11-20
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    BIRKENHEAD, Lee 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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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: 2025-12-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Dawn Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence31/10/2016

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
Incorporated2007-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

23 Morris Drive, Weaverham
Northwich
Cheshire
CW8 3LP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-12-04OVERDUE
Last: 2024-11-20

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

CLARKE, Dawn→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-20
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Active
BEBBINGTON, Mark→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-11-20
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Active
CLARKE, Dawn→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-11-20
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Active
CONKEY, Benjamin→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-11-20
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Active
BIRKENHEAD, Lee→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-11-20 · resigned 2020-11-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-09