BARROW FARM RIDING FOR THE DISABLED LIMITED

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07413930 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-10-20

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

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other sports activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

26 officers (10 active, 26 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2026-03-02
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2026-02-19
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KEARNEY, James resigned
director
2025-08-15
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2024-08-19
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2024-07-24
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2024-07-17
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HARRIS, Emma resigned
director
2024-05-13
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2024-05-13
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2024-05-01
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DOGHAN, Janet Yvonne appointed
director
2024-05-01
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LEHNER, Karen, Dr resigned
director
2023-08-24
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2022-10-24
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2022-10-21
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WILLCOX, Joanne appointed
director
2022-08-17
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2022-07-29
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2022-07-29
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2022-07-29
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2022-07-29
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2022-07-29
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2022-07-22
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BURCHETT, Martin John appointed
director
2022-07-22
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MAWBY, Kathryn appointed
director
2022-07-22
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ALBON, Richard Francis resigned
director
2022-07-22
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CAMERON, Margaret resigned
director
2022-07-22
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NISBETT, David Michael resigned
director
2021-08-27
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2020-09-01
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2020-08-16
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2020-08-16
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2020-08-14
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JESSOP, Andrea resigned
director
2020-08-14
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NISBETT, David Michael appointed
director
2019-09-11
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2018-10-26
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MITCHELL, Anne Elizabeth appointed
director
2018-07-06
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GOODALL, Robert Bernard resigned
director
2017-11-24
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FAIRHEAD, Graham Paul appointed
director
2017-11-24
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WOOD, Martin Brian appointed
director
2016-12-31
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ADLER, John James resigned
director
2016-12-31
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POOLE, Linda Helen resigned
director
2016-09-23
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GOODALL, Robert Bernard appointed
director
2016-09-23
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TEW, Frank resigned
director
2015-09-25
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CAMERON, Margaret appointed
director
2015-09-25
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JESSOP, Andrea appointed
director
2015-09-25
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TEW, Frank appointed
director
2015-07-10
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PHILPOTT, Gillian Mary resigned
director
2015-05-15
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WIGNALL, Jonathan resigned
director
2014-11-21
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ALBON, Richard Francis appointed
director
2014-07-11
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HOOK, Susan resigned
director
2013-07-19
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GOWERS, Isobel, Dr appointed
director
2013-07-19
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SCARR, William resigned
director
2012-07-20
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SCARR, William appointed
director
2012-07-20
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WIGNALL, Jonathan appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2010-10-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Barrow Farm

Highwood

Chelmsford

Essex

CM1 3QR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-25

Last: 2025-08-11