BARROW ISLAND BOAT CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08201500 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-09-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£6.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,831

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£7k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£7k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£6.8k£6.8k
Current assets£6.8k£6.8k
Net assets£6.8k£6.8k

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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  2. 2024-05-13
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  3. 2024-01-06
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  4. 2023-11-21
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  5. 2023-06-30
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  6. 2022-06-20
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  7. 2021-06-30
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  8. 2020-06-25
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  9. 2019-06-04
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  10. 2018-06-28
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  11. 2017-06-12
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  12. 2016-06-27
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  13. 2015-10-07
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  14. 2015-09-16
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  15. 2015-08-01
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    POSTLETHWAITE, Neal appointed
    director
  16. 2015-07-30
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  17. 2012-09-04
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    Company incorporated
    As BARROW ISLAND BOAT CLUB LIMITED
  18. 2012-09-04
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    POSTLETHWAITE, Neal appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-09-04
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    GIBSON, Michael John appointed
    director
  20. 2012-09-04
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    LOWTHER, Edgar appointed
    director

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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — 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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neal Postlethwaite
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
—25–50%25-50% voting · firm interest04/09/2016

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
Incorporated2012-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs

Registered office

Barrow Island Boat Club
Harding Rise
Barrow In Furness
Cumbria
LA14 2TF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

POSTLETHWAITE, Neal→
secretary · appointed 2012-09-04
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GIBSON, Michael John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-09-04
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LOWTHER, Edgar→
director · ~83y · appointed 2012-09-04
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POSTLETHWAITE, Neal→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-08-01
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Recent filings (31 total)

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2025-09-22
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accounts · AA
2025-06-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
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gazette · DISS40
2024-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
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accounts · AA
2022-06-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
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accounts · AA
2021-06-30
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2020-09-17
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accounts · AA
2020-06-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-04